Wow! I have never seen a garden center that big before! I really like all the diverse cement garden ornaments....something for everybody!
Thanks for the recipes & recipe ideas! I have one lone zuke that is just now beginning to produce. It was grown from seed & started very late....
Growingpains, I am glad you keep space for milkweed. You never know when a monarch caterpillar may show up! We grow milkweed too, or rather...
Your vegies look great Sjoerd! I have a question about Phacelia. You grow it as a cover crop? Any down side? Is it hard to get rid of in the...
It looks like a weed to me. But all tomato plants have a very characteristic odor. Your nose should be able to tell you.
Sjoerd, An update: Early Girl (planted VERY late) is HUGE. She has caught up with the other tomato plants that were planted a month earlier....
Hi all, I took Mart's suggestion & have been using the betadine solution. My tomatoes do have blight, but look much better than any of the other...
An update: trellis is COVERED with melon vines & I have at least 10 melons growing in their slings. I have harvested one the size of a softball...
Thanks Kate. I'll keep that in mind. I find wasps are creatures of habit: once they find a "good' location for their nest, they keep coming...
Kate, what is the ball thinging next to the bird feeder? Is it a counterbalance?
Ronni, it looks like you had a great vacation. It is so nice to see your family all having fun together. Heart warming!
Kay, how wonderful!! He is an adorable baby & it must be so wonderful for you to see your daughter so thrilled to be a mother.
Good for you Toni! You nailed it! Netty, I have an amsonia in my garden & it is doing very well. It only gets maybe 1/4 day sun, but still...
Georgia, I have the same plant, but don't know what it is. Let me know if you find out. Thanks.
Hi, It looks to me like a tradescantia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia ). I checked your link Toni, & that plant looked like a...
[IMG] [IMG] Toots---Here are 2 options. Obviously though for raspberries you would need taller hoops. These are only 2 feet tall. Good luck!
Thanks Cheryl. I'll look around.
Oh. Sounds ghastly.
Cheryl-- too bad you don't live near me, I have TOO MUCH! So, any suggestions about how to make slings?
I used to have them 'talk' to each other too! Just squeeze them on the sides, & they yap away.