Bring tender plants inside: do not forget to check them for pests and diseases they may have picked up in the garden!… more →
Gardora.netwrote 6 days ago: I’ve heard it said that if humans evacuated the planet, domestic dogs left to their own device … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I just repotted my geraniums for the season. I hate to pay for geraniums when I can ge … more →
wrote 2 months ago: From ‘Don’t Forget the Roundabouts’, April 18, 2013 “The large (giant) willo … more →
wrote 2 months ago: The large (giant) willow aphid, Tuberlolachnus salignus, is, in my opinion, one of the world’s great … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Last year I left some small carrots in the garden, to overwinter. Of course I forgot about them comp … more →
wrote 2 months ago: One of the gardening tools I have is a cold frame, a box with a glass lid, in which I can sow seeds … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I overwinter plants in my living room, or at least try to. Having a mini-ecosystem indoors on the 5 … more →
wrote 3 months ago: A few weeks ago Daylight Savings time began. Today is the first day of Spring. For me, this is life … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I’ve made a quick little video about potting on. It combines the info on the first re-potting … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Advice from various gardening books states to not water plants in a greenhouse or in the garden when … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Have you ever noticed how two people in a relationship make their own culture? Just a baby-society f … more →
wrote 4 months ago: So last week was filled with red hearts, dark chocolates and Cupid’s mischievous arrow flying … more →
wrote 4 months ago: So as you may remember I tried to plant some greens for the winter in late fall. I knew then that it … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Baby Tomatoes on the Way! I filled six containers with potting soil (probably should have used speci … more →
wrote 5 months ago: As you might have picked up from my present grow list, 10 out of the 30 plants I plan to grow in 201 … more →
wrote 6 months ago: According to NOAA, the average first freeze for Austin is November 27. I’d barely consulted t … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Here are 10 quick but essential autumn jobs to ensure the veg patch is in a fit state for your crops … more →
wrote 6 months ago: The soggy weekend forced me to do one of those jobs I am excellent at avoiding – tidying up th … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I know it’s November and the leaves have fallen… Winter is so close that you can literal … more →