The milkweed is a host plant for butterflies--great that you have it and are letting it multiply! The leaf lettuce will self-seed also. We plant...
Ah, the light dawns! :setc_015: For potting soil, yes, do drill holes in the barrel, or alternately, put a fine mesh over the top and leave the...
Donna, why put it in a barrel at all? Just put it on your gardens and let it soak in over winter. One less task in the busy spring! That is...
Loved your caption, Tooty, and you had some stiff competition!
Yes, Dooley, that was some thunderstorm! We awoke about 1 a.m. with lightning and thunder, then the thunder increased until it shook the house....
Since we could be in the pasture, barn, or any one of the gardens instead of the house, we installed a doorbell that can be heard wherever we are....
Well Hank, now we see you have always been a handsome guy! Pickin' and grinnin'--oh yes. I was raised in Southern Illinois (emphasis on Southern)...
Few things are as comforting as a good cuddle with a dog! You are right, they look gorgeous against the orange in the quilt, but they'd look...
Okay, there is a mass meeting of Snowbirds at Red Gate Farm, starting as soon as you can get here. I've got jobs lined up for everybody, none of...
Carolyn, you'd be welcome any time! However, I must warn you--I'd be picking your brain for advice on growing just about everything. You might get...
Gorgeous! You know how there are some plants you just can't grow? Well, plumbago is on my list of "I've killed it in the past more than once, so I...
I was given a packet of those pellets. I just took a sharp knife and scored the bottom of the pellet (made an X) before wetting it and planting...
Honey, everyone is warmer than upstate NY!
Oh, that is terrible! Is it better now? Really, whoever gave you the cortisone shot should have warned you of side effects. Please, let us know...
Sherry, when we lived in upstate NY (zone 5b) we had rosemary live outside for years. We planted it on the south side of the house near a corner,...
And that, folks, is why I'm in Texas! The only ice we see is in our tea. :)
Eileen, great idea! Any photos of birds, wildlife, insects, flora taken by Kildale would make a great calendar. I am constantly amazed at the...
Oh Netty, that makes me all over nostalgic for autumn in upstate NY. We don't get much in the way of fall color here--just subtle changes. Do me...
KKNG, this is for you. [img] Prostrate rosemary in bloom ( photo / image / picture from marlingardener's Garden ) This is the first time our...
Eileen, we have over 100,000 bees, but they live in our hives. I don't know how many are out there in the "wild," but our ladies don't stray far...
