Hello, Cool, and a warm welcome to the Stew. We moved to a warmer climate (Texas) from a cooler one, and found that gardening was quite different....
I was always something of a tomboy, and my favorite toy was a "frontier town" with tin buildings (general store, livery, even a saloon!) that had...
Is your grass dead or dormant? We let our grass (St. Augustine and also bermuda) go dormant in the summer. It looks brown and dead, but perks...
Cool, determinate tomatoes set fruit pretty much within a short time frame, which makes them really handy for canning and freezing. Instead of...
Congratulations! National Geographic is known for its great photos, and now yours are featured. Wonderful!
Tooty, thank you for starting this conversation. The pictures of cats and dogs are so heart-warming, as are the stories about their quirks, how...
You will notice they didn't try that with the cat . . . . Cute dog, and obviously well-groomed or he would have never looked like a big white...
Aha! I was going by what the plant tag said (determinate). I guess that "semi-determinate" was too long word for that little tag. That sure...
I just finished cutting back some of our Celebrity tomatoes, which is a determinate variety (determinate=sets fruit pretty much all at once and...
Good photo of a great spider, Toni! Their webs are unique--and makes it easy for gardeners to spot them and not disturb their webs. The spiders...
Such a lovely "winter" garden you have! I've never seen anything like your Bumblebee petunia. Don't you love this site? Your winter garden...
Super, Toni! Wouldn't those hold mints nicely--just big enough for mint for your salads, tea, or honey and mint dressing for melons. Your thrift...
Daisy, the smaller eggs taste just the same as any other egg. The only problem is that young hens, when they start to lay, will put their eggs...
Cheryl, back off on the Miracle-Gro for a while. It is a high-nitrogen fertilizer I think (check the box and see what the first number is)....
Captain, some years are hard on tomatoes, and this was one of them. We got a good crop of Celebrities in late spring, and our yellow pear and...
Jerry, the new chicks will form a flock, but will mix in with the "big ladies" to get food, outside time, and treats. I'll have to stay with them...
Here is a photo of our chicks-- [img] ( photo / image / picture from marlingardener's Garden ) Thse are the little fluff balls that arrived on...
We are still waiting for rain to arrive. If the world is going to end, I sure hope it ends wet!
I hate to admit it, but I don't know! I just scratch an area and weight it down. Maybe there is a leaf node, probably there is. Anyway, do it with...
Cheryl, I've cut the tip and the stem end off okra, wiped it with a damp cloth, and frozen it packed tightly in freezer bags. It has lasted for...
