We had the same problem with an elm, and did just what you are doing, digging and removing. The feeder roots, which are closer to the surface, are...
Gee Toni, I never thought of that . . . . :oops: Carolyn, I have broccoli started, but Packman does awfully well for us so he is hunting...
My dear, darling husband brought me 10 lbs. of seed potatoes! I'd rather have that than a box of chocolates. He also is scouting out the best...
Toni, I'd send you one of ours, but catching a bullfrog is beyond my capabilities. In the summer we sit out on the patio and hear them on the...
Ahhh, shy or not, he sure is cute! Keep him warm and happy, and this spring and summer he'll eat his weight in bugs!
A chicken tractor is great for hens, and for you--you get an area scratched up, weeded, and fertilized. I only meant it is not a permanent home...
Oh, I love them! I have a ceramic frog sitting next to one of our bird watering stations, but he isn't as handsome as yours. Any shelf would be...
Okie, that's one fancy chicken tractor! we found that having a secure coop with a high (7' off the ground) perch was safer for our ladies. And...
You have touched on a subject dear to my heart! We have 11 Australorps (a cross between an Australian breed and Buff Orpingtons) that are adapted...
I love feed stores! You get all the local news, advice on planting, and sometimes, even feed! We have lettuce and broccoli that we are...
Toni, If you think 'possums are cute, I'll send you some darling ones! We have a resident 'possum under the workshop and I occasionally frighten...
Bradford pears do give great fall color, but are very susceptible to wind and/or ice damage. The shape the tree naturally takes makes its limbs...
Way to go, Cheryl! Congratulations!
Rockhound, you caught me during one of my lucid moments! :sete_021:
If you can get a rooted start of oregano, do so. However, Italian oregano can be fairly easily started from seed. Prepare a seed flat with...
We are in Texas now, but we gardened in upstate NY for about 25 years. For perennials and herbs, leave them alone. The snow is actually a mulch...
Oh, I did love to watch Paul James on HGTV. He was great as one of the announcers of the Rose Parade, too! Our local PBS has The Central Texas...
Ducks came into our pond about six weeks earlier than usual. We have more passerines at an earlier date, and are getting "inquiries" about some of...
Cheryl, try something with "Blue Bell" in the name! For you non-Texans, Blue Bell Creamery makes delicious ice cream in Brenham, Texas, "the...
Dooley, you are amazing--you garden, cook, sew up a storm, and now we learn you write, also! You don't waste much time, do you? Book covers might...
