What a surprise to watch something you know you didn’t intentionally plant flower. This is my butterfly weed. I’ve admired butterfly weed at garden centers …
Soil
Rainy Day Gardening
Summer rainy days provide a much needed cloud cover and cooling off with the added benefit of not having to water. If there’s thunder and …
Love in Mist, Nigella
I am currently in love with love in mist. Last year I sowed seeds with only a few plants growing here and there in whites, …
Zucchini Growing
New vegetable gardener, Emily, sent me a few pictures with a note of concern about zucchini shading out her onions and beans. This will happen, …
Build a Worm Tower
Compost easily in your garden. Take a look at Ecofilms’ Permaculture Garden Worm Tower! And thanks to Apartment Therapy for posting this!
Weekend Work
This weekend, Pete and I extended our raised beds a little. Have a look! We moved mulch and planters around a bit. Placed broken down …
Expanding an Old Bed
Today, a lovely 45 degrees, brought me outdoors to cleanup for spring. I had been thinking of expanding a bed into the yard for quite …
The World of Composting
What a great idea! HOW? Composting can take many forms. There are piles, manufactured bins, and vermiculture homes. Here’s a little break down. Compost Piles …
Coffee Please
Avid coffee drinkers love the kick of caffeine. Well, our plants find it pretty great too. Dilute your left over coffee every other week and …
No Dig Raised Vegetable Bed
Martha “raised” (pardon the pun) a great question about how to get through root bound soil. This No Dig formula from Organic Gardening, Dec 2010/Jan …