Cheryl, I know how hard it is to find natives! There is a nursery in Navasota, Martha's Bloomers (yes, that is the real name, I'm not inventive...
Oh, Dooley, a greenhouse! You will be the envy of everyone on the Stew that doesn't have one. Give Brian and Chance a hug for us--you have such...
We use cedar shreds for our path from the house to the workshop, and make sure it's the no-float type. We also use it around but not in the...
KK, you are too kind! Update on the fashion parade. I was chitting potatoes yesterday afternoon (that's cutting seed potatoes so each piece has...
Yes, Sojoerd, you could call this an "instructional apron." Each tomato has its name under it, so I know what I'm cooking with! One of the best...
Jewell, I know what you mean about old doors! I am on the look-out for an old door, solid, or half panel, or whatever, to make a "garden door" to...
A weekend project? Good heavens, you are not only artistic, but quick, too! That is lovely, just lovely.
Welcome to the friendliest gardening forum on the web! You'll love it here--jump in on discussions, post questions, and we love photos of flowers,...
Dooley (Laura) made us aprons and presented them on their recent visit. Here I am, in my beautiful tomato print fabric apron, making a Spanish...
With the gardening season upon us (or at least close) what tips or tricks do you use to save money, time, and effort? I use old fencing for...
I asked the ladies in the coop, and they responded that they had no idea why a chicken would cross the road when any chicken worth her salt would...
Bip, to prevent damping off, try a mist of 10-20% milk/water mix. You can also use baking soda in water and mist the plants. Just be sure to get...
In case y'all haven't figured it out, Dooley is not hyper-critical! Tidy chicken coop? Not a weed in sight? That ain't my farm! Toni, I'll put on...
Oh no, Toni. Once I'm off duty, I am OFF DUTY! I have no intention of resuming dusting or garbage patrol.In fact, I'm thinking up other tasks I...
My husband retired about two weeks ago. I posted that his retirement day would be one happy day, but "check back with me in two weeks :roll: "....
Donna, we have planted both California Wonder and Keystone Select. Great peppers--prolific, disease resistant, and very good tasting, both fresh...
Oh, I wasn't clear in my previous post. We won't be moving hives, we'll be adding hives. One of our fellow church members has bees in an...
There was an article recently in the newspaper about chefs objecting to having diners photograph their food. The chefs felt it was a distraction...
And, have you noticed how tiny the print is on instructions, whether for medicine, assembly of equipment, or even recipes? And what is with this...
Sojoerd remarked that he was disappointed to not see our bee hives in the pictures that Dooley and DR posted of their trip to our farm. Well, we...
