An At-Home Conservation Project For The World The Great Backyard Bird Count is a project of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and The National Audubon Society, in which everyday people, wherever on earth they are, count the numbers and species of birds they observe. This annual event takes place each February over a four day period….
It’s Planting Time! Planting season has begun and I’m thinking about strawberries. I just finished planting a new strawberry bed where winter lettuce and mizuna had been growing. Thought it might be a good time to share our experience with this perennial favorite. Save Money I planted bare root strawberries. Bare root plants are the same…
Let’s Go! Our seed selections have been made. Our soil blocker has arrived and the blocking mix is ready to “just add water”. Our succession plan (though never “final”) has been made. This weekend is the beginning of February, which is the beginning of our planting season. Time to start seeds! So Here’s The Plan We…
Clear As Mud Let me back up a little bit. A couple of days ago I posted about my recent acquisition of a soil blocker and the recipe for the soil mix that I use to make the blocks. Since then I have gotten several questions about blocking, the recipe and the reasoning behind a…
Shrub Out Of Place? Transplant It. I occasionally fall into the trap of buying a plant without really knowing where I want to plant it. A while back I got a ‘Tardiva’ hydrangea for almost nothing, and planted it “temporarily” among some hollies that only had a few perennials in the area. Fast-forward about four…