Cheryl, this can't be your first try at seed-starting! :wink: Your plantlets look fabulous! Toni is right about the hyacinth beans--get 'em in a...
Cheryl, you sure are on the right track! I'm going out later this afternoon to take photos of my propagation set-up and the recently potted roses,...
I don't have any seeds to trade, since I only started serious seed saving last year and had very few varieties that were open-pollinated. I'm...
Those are lovely, and show quite a bit of artistic talent! Do you use glass or tile? I tried glass mosaic once, but unfortunately my "project"...
That's spectacular! Your first garden totem? I think you have a real talent--keep on practicing though. We want to see just how good you can get!
Happy Birthday to a spectacular Stewbie! We all wish you many, many more!
It's lovely that there is enough child in you that you can enjoy a simple game of tether ball with another child! We all should follow your...
Foam insulation, the kind that comes in an aerosol can. We used it in gaps between the concrete pavers lining our chicken coop, and it has worked...
Gosh, I hope they grow well and bloom like crazy, too! I'm under a lot of pressure here--most of the cuttings are from a 100-year-old rose bush at...
Y'all hav a happy N'Yar! (That's Texan for "You all have a happy New Year") which is a heartfelt wish for you, Eileen, and all the fellow Stewbies.
I just potted up eight rose cuttings! They have good strong root systems and are ready to move out into the real world of soil. The cuttings were...
There are many intellligent people here, some with college degrees, all with life experience, trying to outsmart a rodent with a brain the size of...
And a very Happy 2011 to you, too! My wish for us all is a very green, very productive, and very satisfying gardening year. And may a plague hit...
That is so odd! I can't imagine spending time twisting and training trees like that. I admire their tenacity, but am sincerely glad they don't...
I'll put in a good word for you if you put one in for me!
Unfortunately there is no such thing as a "squirrel proof" feeder, but a metal cone that is placed on the hanging wire above the feeder will make...
Ava is so darn cute! It will be worth the rest home stay to have had her visit. Between the snow and the granddaughter, perhaps you ought to...
Seranae, Welcome to the forum! We are in Texas now, but we lived in upstate NY zone 5/6 for many years. Some perennials I just let self-sow in...
Kay, what a super gift! I have seen these at local nurseries, so they must be very sturdy and long-lasting. The red color is good, too. That way...
Cheryl, I have had good luck with rose cuttings. This is what I do: 1. Get a small bucket of water and a pair of very, very sharp scissors or a...
