My Aging Back (and Knees, Neck, Hands, etc.)
September 9th, 2014
What happens when age or infirmity makes it harder and harder to garden? Try these strategies, based on Sydney Eddison’s excellent book, “Gardening for a Lifetime.”
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Eight Products You Probably Don’t Need
September 2nd, 2014
Gardeners use a lot of stuff. Tools, fertilizers, seeds, gloves, animal repellents, potting mix and sprays are a few of the “regulars” on the gardener shopping list. On the other hand, some products keep selling that aren’t necessary or that flat-out don’t work or are in some way counter-productive. Here are eight that I think […]
Don’t Treat Your Soil Like Dirt
August 26th, 2014
Here’s how to figure out if your soil is bad or not… and what to do about it if it is.
Oh, the Troubles I’ve Seen
August 19th, 2014
First, let me say I’m not complaining. This has been a cheerfully choice growing season, one I’ll take any year. It’s been pleasant temperature-wise, the rain has spread itself out nicely, and we really haven’t hit any oven-grade, parched, grass-browning, oppressive spells. That said, I have seen a smattering of setbacks worth sharing in case […]
“Feds” shut down Mechanicsburg’s Seed Library?
August 12th, 2014
Have you read last week’s “viral” Internet reports about how the “feds” stepped in to shut down the Mechanicsburg Simpson Library’s new seed library? Outraged seed-starters, Tweeters, Facebookers, email-forwarders and government fear-mongers have been sharing such posts as “Department of Agriculture Shuts Down Cell of Potential Agri-Terrorists” and “Agri-Terrorism? Feds Shut Down Seed Library.” The […]
Brown Trees and Red Tomatoes
August 5th, 2014
Lots of short stuff to share this week… * Brown Trees Are you noticing all of the browned trees along the roadsides these days? That would be leafminer damage to the black locust trees. Locusts are very common “wild” trees, but they’re prone to feasting from locust leafminer bugs, which apparently are having a banner […]
Breaking the Rules
July 29th, 2014
A little bit of landscaping rule-breaking seems to make for some interesting gardens along America’s biggest garden tour, which of all places, happens to be Buffalo, N.Y.
Recovery and Bugs in the Eye
July 22nd, 2014
Some apparently dead plants are still coming back to life… in mid-July. When will miracles cease? Or more importantly, when will the blackflies go away?
The People’s Garden
July 15th, 2014
If the quality of the initial gardens are any indication, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens could become one of America’s top public gardens.
Yankee (and Red Suspenders) Garden Wisdom
July 8th, 2014
There’s no better place to learn about plants than at a public garden… unless you visit the home garden of someone who really knows what he’s talking about.