Stretch Your Dollars Gardeners aren’t cheap. We’re thrifty! If not by choice, then by necessity. We find creative ways to give new life to throwaways and sniff out freebies wherever they may be found. Buying plants, soil amendments, tools and all of the other accouterments of our chosen occupation can get quite expensive if we… Read More
A Fall Hope I’ve written several times proclaiming my appreciation for fall and fall gardening. Garlic is one of the reasons. I actually planted garlic for the first time once several years ago and met with disaster due to my own ignorance, and unreasonable expectations. Since then, I have actually taken the time to do a little research… Read More
Autumn Planting Fall planting makes perfect sense. When you collaborate with nature, she determines the schedule. In gardening that means do the work now and wait for the result. Fall is the time for certain tasks that will yield beautiful results in your landscape next spring and summer. Harvest Seeds If you are saving seeds,… Read More
Time To Move On It’s hot, the tomatoes are just about worn out, the bean beetles have severely battered the snap beans, the summer squash is long gone. What better time to start a new garden phase? It’s time to get the fall garden plan underway! Several tasks are necessary over the next few weeks… Read More
What are Mexican Bean Beetles? First of all, what the heck are Mexican Bean Beetles? Most people mistakenly identify them as ladybugs. This clever critter may look like a ladybug, but it’s actually a ladybug species called Epilachna varivestis that happens to be a vegetarian. The beneficial red and black ladybug gardeners love so much is a… Read More