Drool, drool! I think I'll have to try a Chello next season--I can't believe you have a ripe tomato already! That's a nice puppy in the...
You must have a wonderful garden, if birds want to camp out on your windowsills to enjoy the view! She looks like an Eurasian Collared Dove. Is she?
Pinching out the tops encourages side growth which in Texas is a good thing. If you remove the "suckers" however, Texas tomatoes are opened to sun...
We cover plants to protect them, not from cold snaps, but from hail. When a hail storm is predicted, I haul out all my black plastic pots and turn...
Some of you may remember me mentioning a neighbor down the road with a green thumb--great garden, starts hundreds of plants and then gives them...
Happyzinnia, I don't think washing your gloves or having gloves dedicated to roses is necessary. Any transferrence of the fungus will be taken...
My passalong collection grew last night. A neighbor down the road called, and asked if I'd like some of the extras from her garden. I came home...
Welcome to the forum from a small farm in central Texas. Be sure to tell us about your gardening adventures!
[img] Dark Lady rose ( photo / image / picture from marlingardener's Garden ) This rose is for you, all of you who have given me great advice,...
Eileen, thank you for explaining that so clearly even I could understand. You are the computer guru! :smt024
Well, IF I get shallots, and IF they grow well for me, I'll send you a few to see if they grow for you as well. That's a lot of IFs!
Question from a computer know-nothing: what is the BBCode that can be disabled for a post? I've been looking at that for over a year, and can't...
Ed, the minimum size for one tomato plant is 5 gallons. If you can get a bigger container, that's even better. Bush type tomatoes and cherry...
Dooley, you certainly have the right attitude! :-D
Every green thing around here is way ahead of schedule. The oats are almost ready to harvest, the winter wheat, ditto, and there are a couple of...
Carolyn, I figured their cultivation was pretty much like onions and garlic, who really don't like weeds, so thank you for confirming my...
Happy Birthday, and I hope you get lots of presents that you can plant!
Yes, they are sets, a red French variety that I really wanted to try! I'll try e-mailing Shumway to ship in September (hope their customer service...
Sjoerd, I wish you had Monarchs too, but I'm sure you have lovely things we have never seen! I explained instars, etc. on the "Monarchs in our...
If, after you have cut the "bush" down, there is a small stump remaining, you can put a high nitrogen fertilizer on the stump to kill roots. It...
