The weather has turned colder. It’s as if the calendar told the weather, “Hey, it’s October. It’s time to get cold.” And it certainly did. We went from a balmy 80 the week before to mid 50s and low 60s all last week. There is hope for 70 degree weather this week which would be …
Gardening – General
Transferring Seedlings to Pots
This is always one thing that makes me nervous in the growing process – repotting your new seedlings. Sherxr from Ur Resident Chef had a question about when and how to repot. Well, I’ve had my share of successes and failures in this regard, but I’ll share with you the process that seems to work …
Spring: First Signs of Life
Today when I looked outside I saw something wonderful – green. There are hyacinths coming up in the back yard. Next to one of our outbuildings my “giant” daylilies are sprouting. To the west of the house the dianthus that dried up like an old neglected leather shoe is sprouting new grayblue pups. In the …
Storing Seeds
Every gardener has a different way of storing seeds. Some like plastic baggies others like paper envelopes. Personally, I like the paper envelopes since they don’t retain as much moisture and keep the possibility of mold to a minimum. Look on gardenhere.org for patterns for large and small seeds envelopes or find ways to make …