With all the news about food linked illnesses (see my earlier posts on salmonella), farmers have become the new celebrities. (…)
It's time again to get out the seed catalogs and plan for the fall garden. Here in San Antonio it gives me hope cool weather will come at some point. (…)
Some people prefer gardening as a spectator sport. They like to sit and watch the results. Eat the results and even enjoy the compliments of a beautiful yard. (…)
Garden gnomes and I'm not talking about those little statues are a way of solving the ugly abandoned lot problem. Abandoned lots are a reality in most urban areas. (…)
My hibiscus is dying. Last two nights there's been an orgy on the patio with two of the neighborhood feral cats. First night the hibiscus was dumped over. (…)
The NY Times had an article on how weeds might solve the climate crisis. (…)
One of my favorite plants is the hibiscus. They're showy, regal and tall. You've got to admire a flowering plant that grows as tall as I am (6'6"). (…)
Both the tomato plants on the patio are growing fast and furiously. I was watering them yesterday when I decided the container grown tomato needed some pruning. (…)
You know things are changing when gardening is highlighted in the New York Times Dining And Wine section. People are discovering they can garden and grow their own vegetables, even organic ones, for just pennies. (…)
As promised I did the video on the the Upside Down Tomato Plant Growing Hanging Basket. Here it is in all its glory. I'm still working on the preventing back strain while gardening videos. (…)
Read an interesting story in the NY TImes about the rocket flower. The rocket flower is a weed found around the Great Lakes area. (…)
Bloom where you are planted is one of those old sayings handed down for generations. It applies to people and to gardens. (…)
