This post will give instructions for building a compost bin, and for what to put in your compost bin. Compost is the best method of fertilizing your garden, and you can create your own compost with materials you might otherwise have sent to the dump. For more on fertilizing your plants, check out my related […]
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Seeds Grow Best with These Tips
Lots of seeds grow easily into seedlings. However, before you stick seeds in the dirt, knowing some important tips will increase your success rate . Well, for most folks. My grandson has had great success taking nasturtium seeds and dropping them throughout the garden. Then, the family is surprised with happy orange blooms in the […]
Fruit Tree Success with Eight Tips
A new fruit tree will succeed best if you follow these eight tips. When my daughter, lea, was on her way home from Qatar, a group of her dearest friends wanted to send her a going away present. They thought up the idea of sending her a fruit tree. That was a wonderful idea, and […]
Fertilize Your Plants
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 […]
My Favorite Varieties — Summer 2022
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 […]
Six Plants I Hate
Some plants do not deserve a place in your garden. These six plants I hate hurt bees, birds, the environment and are invasive.
Six Tips on How to Have Fun in Your Garden
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 […]
Growing Great Okra
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 […]
Garden When It’s Hot
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 […]
Build a Better Soil
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 […]