March’s Photo-Blog-Along
For days now, I have waited in dark, drizzly cold. Watching the little buds sit there waiting patiently for just a bit of sun. Then today, finally after our brown and ugly winter, a bit of warm...
View ArticleKitchen Garden
So here is the beginning of our kitchen garden. I putthe shelf up yesterday. We are going to buy some grow lights to attach to the shelves. I will start my seedlings tomorrowand then hopefully we...
View ArticleNatural Insect Control
The best way to control pests in your garden is by encouraging the development of a balanced ecosystem. Until you have a happy army of beneficials munching away on your garden pests,you will probably...
View ArticleMaster Gardener’s Class is Over
As of last Thursday, I am a Master Gardener Intern, I have things harvested and stored away for the Winter, and it is way too cold to be working outside in the yard. Consequently, I am suddenly...
View ArticleHow to Make Compost Tea
My seedlings just don’t seem to be growing as quickly as other people’s seem to be. I have been fertilizing them with all sorts of natural amendments and I mixed compost into the soil mixture when I...
View ArticleBlogging Those Moments
Photo by Trapolin Hoffelt Once again, I have resolved to do a better job updating my blog. I’ve always been kind of sporadic with this and I think that part of the problem is that I am caught up...
View ArticleTeaching Garden Plans
Trillium In the latest issue of the Essential Herbal, there are a couple articles on ethical harvesting of herbs; one of which I wrote. I was glad to see more than one person submitted articles like...
View ArticleWellness Garden
Gardening has always been an interest of mine. I’ve always had more time than money, so gardening was an integral factor in my family’s access to healthy foods. When I decided to attend the Master...
View ArticleStarting Seeds at Home
Soil ISU Extension recommends equal parts of top soil, peat moss and perlite. I prefer to have less sand or perlite because you don’t have to your transplants as often if there is more organic material...
View ArticleOverwintering Geraniums
This is a good article. These methods can be applied to other plants, also. I actually grew some geraniums this year. I might have to give this a try. Yard and Garden: Properly Overwintering Geraniums...
View ArticleStacking Functions and Herb Bed Design
As many of us are working in our herb gardens this time of the year, I thought I would don my gardening smock and talk about my particular gardening philosophy-ecological landscape design. Coming from...
View ArticleBlogging Those Moments
Photo by Trapolin Hoffelt Once again, I have resolved to do a better job updating my blog. I’ve always been kind of sporadic with this and I think that part of the problem is that I am caught up...
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