Carrots have always been a hit or miss with me. This season I want to increase my odds. What did I do? I googled it of course. I found there were as many ways to do it than I really wanted to know. Instead of reading every article, (they certainly cannot grow from the seed […]
Transplant shock in plants is almost unavoidable. Plants were not designed to be moved from place to place. When we do this to them, problems can arise. There are a few things to know about how to avoid transplant shock and cure plant transplant shock after it has occurred. Let’s look at them. 4 Things […]
Going to the greenhouse is like Christmas in May! I am usually one of the last of Bloomquist Greenhouse customers. I have been putting my vegetable garden in always around the last week in May. It helps that I stopped by a few weeks ago and Deloris Bloomquist took my order for flowers that I […]
Towards the end of this past week an aroma of lilac blooms permeated their fragrance throughout my yard. I have several lilac bushes of white and lavender on my property. Some of the lilacs were planted by my brother and sister-in-law when they lived here. I moved here in 1998. A few years later my […]
This is the fifth season I will be growing nasturtiums. The first few seasons I even had a hard time saying the name. It was comedy for my mom. Today I can easily say Nasturtium [na-stur-shuh m, nuh-]. I still have trouble spelling it at times. I think whomever decided to name some of these plants had […]
Did the month of April go by fast for you? It sure did for me. Activities that have been keeping me busy are my Facebook Pages and groups, teaching myself the technical aspects of blogging, (I swear I was born in the wrong generation when it comes to technology.) and gearing up for the gardening season. […]
We are getting spoiled with temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s this past week and the coming. It was like magic watching the snow melt away as the sun was letting us know it is closer to the earth these days, at least on this side of the equator. Winter always seems to come sooner […]
One thing we can’t control is Mother Nature. Last night was the first freeze of the 2014 vegetable season. I thought about dragging all of my sheets and blankets out to cover the garden and extend the season. Then I thought, ‘Who am I kidding?’ The season is coming to a close. All the plants […]
I love to grow all kinds of peppers. My banana pepper plant has had a high yield. Why not try to make some Banana Poppers! Where did the term ‘Poppers’ originate that can be another word for appetizers? I decided to google it. I found a link for Jalapeno Poppers that will give you the information […]
Would you believe I am beginning to feel like I have caught up with the gardening? It has been a busy season with creating a couple new flower gardens. I am now at the point where I just have to keep things weeded, watered and fertilized while everything grows. My mom wanted to […]