This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you make a purchase after clicking on a link I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. For more information, click here. In our last post, The Major Elements Plants Need: N-P-K, we talked about the three important elements that contribute to […]
This post is the second of a series on fertilizing and the three major elements. To see the first post, click here. In this post, we will cover how each of these three elements benefit plants, what a shortage in the plant looks like, what an excess of the element does to a plant and […]
With the cooling of temperatures, fall is a great time to fertilize your plants. But all fertilizers are not created equal, and you only need to put on your plants what they need. The next three posts will cover the basics of fertilizing. The first will address the underlying concepts you need to know about […]
I love to hear from other gardeners who live in my area about their favorite varieties of different plants . Jerry Parsons, the famous A&M horticulturalist and plant developer, taught a session in my Master Gardener training class. He rated plant variety as one of his top three factors in contributing to successful gardening. Before […]
Some plants do not deserve a place in your garden. These six plants I hate hurt bees, birds, the environment and are invasive.
When I was a little girl, we would go to visit my beloved “Grammy.” Since I became a grammy, I fondly refer to her as “Grammy, Sr.” Grammy, Sr. and Papa would take us to see what was growing and what was new out in their fields. We would look at tiny tomato blossoms in […]
This post is about growing great okra. But before we start, you should know something important. There are two types of people in the world (or three if you count those that refuse to be put in a category.) The two types of people are those who love, love, love okra and those who hate […]
As I write this post, it is projected to be 104° this afternoon, and it has been over 100 for what seems like a million days already. We just had our hottest May on record, and we’re halfway through a June of mostly 100° days. It’s just plain too hot, but you can still garden […]
The Real Dirt on Dirt Dirt is so undervalued! We hate dirt in so many senses – dirt on our clothes, dirt under our fingernails, dirt on the kitchen floor. When we think of dirt, our first reaction is probably, ick, I’ve got to get this off of me as quick as I can. We […]
This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you make a purchase after clicking on a link I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. For more information, click here. My six favorite garden tools make my gardening time easier, more efficient and more pleasant. Some of these reduce trips […]