Monthly Archives: May 2009

Larger Labels from Quik Stakes

One of the problems with my veggie beds is labels. The tiny tags that look great in a pot soon get overwhlemed by growing tomatoes and green beans. They move around, and get splattered with mud. I had no more … Continue reading

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Plants do not read books

  When you move to a new area, a good gardener does some research and comes up with a list of things that will or will not grow in that new area. Cold hardiness, heat tolerance and chilling times all … Continue reading

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Whats in your garden bucket??

Each spring, I attempt to clear out and clean the garden bucket. Over the season it gets fuller and fuller with ‘stuff’ and makes it heavy to cart around. This past Sunday morning was when I did this. There really … Continue reading

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Busy Spring Season

Just noticed that the blog has not been updated in a while and the only excuse I have is that gardeners garden rather than write in spring! We have had a great spring – it was coolish, but rainy which … Continue reading

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