Jerry, good reminder! We use rainwater, and since the containers are in mostly shade, the water doesn't get hot. However, it does get warm, and...
Heavens, Toni, where other people see baby bed springs, you see a trellis! I love the ingenuity you show (and I am a bit envious, also.) Your...
Welcome from Central Texas! The planning phase is one of the most pleasant phases of gardening (other than planting, weeding, pruning, picking and...
Definitely larkspur! A friend gave me some which I planted in the front bed. Now I have a swath of larkspurs there, and they are coming up in the...
I can hardly wait to see what all you do with it! I admire people with imagination and drive, but from a safe distance :) .
Reuters news service reported five killed in Oklahoma tornadoes. The suburbs of Oklahoma City, including Moore, OK, were threatened before the...
Toni, nope, not vegan, but we do eat a lot of vegetables! When you grow your own, the vegetables just taste better, and there is almost no waste....
What good luck, both for you and for the plants! Stella d'Oro is a great lily--you'll enjoy it for years. Kalanchoe is often sold as a...
Donna, I sense a kindred spirit in you! Our garden keeps expanding (as does my waistline!) but it is so much fun to dig, plant, harvest and eat....
Right now I have too much basil and too much parsley, and come December I'll be wishing I had both fresh. The next best thing to fresh is basil...
Spider mites can be removed with a good blast of water. If you think your bean plants aren't sturdy enough to stand up to a hose blast, you can...
Frank, that 'toon is hilarious! Mrs. G, now when I see the bunnies leaping over each other, I can tell my husband that they are binkying. He...
AAnightowl, we keep bees and are extra careful what we use on the gardens. Neem Oil is not toxic to bees, butterflies or their larvae, and to...
Philip posted about Neem Oil taking out grasshoppers. It does! It also takes out squash bugs! My cukes, which are really prone to fungal diseases...
Check the bottom of your pots. If you see roots showing, it is as Carolyn said--not enough root space to grow properly. If that isn't it, cut...
Hank, so far no bunny devastation in the gardens. They seem content to eat grass. I've left a barrier of dill at the edges of the vegetable...
It seems that at Red Gate Farm we are specializing in silly animals. I admit our hens, while adorable, aren't the smartest fowl on the planet, but...
I do love your captions, Captain!
And another warm welcome from Texas! We are in central Texas, just about half-way between Dallas and Austin. Washington state, or D. C.? Either...
Oh, no, not again! Please don't take any risks and please let us know how you are doing. Hourly updates aren't necessary :roll: , but please do...
