There’s a variety of gardening jobs to do in May. With summer on the horizon, your garden will likely be growing at alarming rates. So, you’ll have to put in some extra elbow grease to keep it in check. The time to startmowing the lawn regularlyhas come, too, as the grass will...
We arranged to meet on a cold February morning to check out the garden and to see if we would be a good fit for what she was looking for. As Cari and I drove up a very narrow winding road and over a little trestle bridge I knew where I was going, because I’d been there before...
As the growth rate ofyour house plantschanges with the seasons, adjust your feeding schedule to provide additional food. Feed your plants a good all purpose house plant food at half of the manufacturers recommended rates, increasing the proportion slightly to accommodate growth spurts.Overuse of fer...
While ingrates toil; And sees beyond his little sphere The waving fronds of heaven, clear." - Lousie Seymour Jones, Who Loves a Garden "We are not human beings trying to be spiritual. We are spiritual beings trying to be human." - Jacquelyn Small "Oh, Adam was a gardener, and Go...
*Most container plants react to the season by reducing growth rates. Cut back on the water and fertilizer until next spring. Keep your cool weather bedding plants well fertilized with a soluble material such as Peters 20-20-20 or Miracle Gro. ...
I don’t know what has happened, but in the last week, my blog statistics tell me I am getting 3-4 times my normal view rates/day. I have no idea what has suddenly made my little blog so popular, but thank you. I am always delighted to know that folks are enjoying my ramblings...
Very good, you can put your hands down. None of my research indicated what to do when the seedlings grow at vastly different rates. I have to keep raising the grow light to accommodate the taller tomato seedlings (back left), which puts the light further away from the Joseph’s Coat (...
shared by many plants native to the Cape area in South Africa. Most benefit from brief periods of drying out between watering so that the roots can grow deeper, searching for water as they do in the wild. It’s also a good insurance policy in case you forget to water during a heat ...
Dainty Rates: 3 out of 5 Dots. Paperwhites: Fresh Color For the New Year January 8, 2011 § 2 Comments “I don’t do well with houseplants.” Really? Is that really your excuse for not adding some living color – literally, living color – to your home? Come on, having houseplants...
® has grown to become a national movement. Our goal is to decrease mortality rates by helping women identify signs and symptoms and urging them to seek medical help at the earliest possible stages. We believe that by equipping women with knowledge about the disease and its signs and ...