Toni, don't be irritated with yourself--this year has been particularly challenging. I have peas just coming up, when they ought to be at least a...
Nightowl, you are going to adore your Fairy rose! We had one when we lived in upstate NY, and it bloomed, and bloomed, and bloomed. It had to be...
Ronni, I feel your pain, and my husband does, too! He wanted to watch the car race in Bristol, Tennessee, but it seems it is rained out. We have...
Have you thought about putting up exterior siding over the existing vinyl siding, instead of drywall inside the house? Some siding comes with a...
Wish y'all could have been with me, too. That would have made my afternoon even more perfect! FBG, I get the Lehman's catalog (it is an Amish...
Envy, envy, envy! But, I'm still looking forward to seeing your photos, and hearing how much you enjoyed the garden show. If I can't go, I'm...
There is good pain, and bad pain. Your pain is from doing something useful and enjoyable. It hurts, but I'd bet you still have a smile on your face!
If your boat don't float, that's a good use for it! Very pretty, and very inventive.
I just spent the perfect Saturday afternoon up-potting tomato seedlings while listening to a new Luciano Pavarotti CD, and sipping a glass of...
Sjoerd, we plant borage all over! I have a patch in the big herb garden, some in spare spots in the vegetable gardens, and more in the flower...
We checked our hives yesterday--both are doing well and we switched to 1-to-1 sugar syrup for feeding. I managed to get some more onions planted,...
Happy Anniversary to you both, and may you have many more!
Rough and tough, and darned smart, too!
Ice cube?
That's pretty accurate, Ronni, and it provides for succession bloom for a longer forage for the bees. Of course, the herbs pictured have to be let...
Chrisle, here in Texas we can tell what month it is by what bug is invading. There is cricket month, ladybug month, grasshopper months and months,...
Mart, we have tarps in the barn left over from when we moved here and had to cover equipment until we got the shed cleared out. Great idea! We...
Yeah, you don't mess with a Texan's caterpillars!
PDM, spray when the first set of true leaves appear. When you repot into larger containers, spray again, just as a prevention. Water when the...
Mart, I had thought to put it in the field, in back of the barn where there is nothing but grass. There is a spot of some nasty weedy stuff there...
