Jewell, those paths and the gardens they border are absolutely stunning! I loved your comment about the bark chips piling up in the "turn corners"...
Toni, wonderful photos! It would seem you had a good time on your vacation. Tell us (show us!) more, please. I love San Antonio, and it is our...
Tina, I remember when you first joined, and all the intelligent questions you asked. Obviously, you are a natural-born gardener who listens not...
Funny you should mention grilled veggies, Jewell. Last night I grilled herb-marinated chicken, and put a sliced Coosa brushed with olive oil on...
Carolyn, when you see them at the market again, ask if they are from Lebanon. The coosa is a Lebanese squash, which somehow made its way to...
I'm loving all these paths, too! So green and verdant, so interesting. What a bunch of great landscape artists y'all are!
Here is our path from the house to the workshop and barn. The flowers make the stroll enjoyable! [img] backyard flower bed ( photo / image /...
The "whatsit?" squash seems to be Vegetable Marrow--a British heirloom variety. It's strange that we have it since I never ordered those seeds! A...
Donna, I'm so glad that your daughter and family are okay, and so sad that it happened to them. The texting driver's insurance company ought to...
Mart, I purchased the seed last year (2013) and used the leftovers up this year. Most were "experiments"!
I'll add Epsom Salts to the list of possible cures/preventions. We are going to get a handle on this problem and solve the blossom end rot for...
Inconsistent water sounds like the culprit. I'll call her and ask, and if not that, then calcium deficiency or lack of water may be the problem....
I can hardly wait to see your photos! You must have really enjoyed seeing all those gorgeous flowers. We plant mainly old-fashioned, native...
Is there such a thing as blossom end rot in summer squash? I don't have the problem, but a gardener friend down the road is having a lot of...
I picked this morning, and brought these in. [img] Squash harvest ( photo / image / picture from marlingardener's Garden ) I combined all...
I'll take a look at that article after I get in from the garden :setc_023: ! First things first . . . .
Eileen, just for you ( :lol: )my husband went out and took photos of our bluebirds. [img] Bluebird feeding young ( photo / image / picture...
Oh, that pie looks good enough to eat :wink: ! We can't grow rhubarb here--not enough cold--but when we were up north I had rhubarb in the garden...
We are so happy! We have had bluebird boxes up for six years. Although the blues visited, they never nested here. Each year we'd check the boxes,...
Happy Anniversary! Hoping your trip was lots of fun, and that you took photos!