I love my readers. I truly do. When I send out an email with a question, I inevitably receive the best responses. So, my recent question was how was your June? Mind you I was complaining like a little girl about how pathetic my garden looked. The rain is killing me. My readers just brightened […]
Solar Power Demand Expected to Grow to 4.3 GW in 2013
According to the latest edition of NPD Solarbuzz North America PV Markets Quarterly, the demand of solar PV power (photovoltaics) in the U.S. will increase with about 20% compared to 2012. Much of the growth is thanks to California, Arizona, New Jersey and North Carolina – where 70% of the growth has taken place.
Young Plants Animal Protection: Use Trash
Why does gardening bring out the inner Rambo in me? I am constantly fighting with the squirrels, the slugs, and the rabbits. They eat my young plants. I swear one day there is a sunflower seedling. *Poof,* it is gone. (And we aren’t talking Fairy Godmother stuff here.) Well, the infuriated got resourceful. And guess […]
Stop Squirrels and Critters From Eating Garden Veggies with Panty Hose.
This Memorial Day weekend I attended a wedding. As I have told you before, my feet swell so I have to wear (uggh) panty hose. They aren’t meant to last forever. Or at least mine aren’t. Out of the three I brought 3 snagged or had a run in them. So instead of throwing them […]
Sorrel Recipes: A Lemony Herb Worth Tasting
Over the years, I have been known to buy plants for no apparent reason. Five years ago, I planted sorrel because I like the name. Period. No other reason. For the last five years, I would simply eat the fresh leaves and never thought of cooking with it. Until this year. So, I went scrounging […]
Top 5 Tips on How NOT to Ruin Your Vegetable Garden
I am deep in gardening mode right now since my frost date has come and gone. As I look back on my six year gardening experience, I have screwed up a lot. Um, more than I want to admit. So, recently, I was interviewed by Karen Lee of Green Sisterhood about my essentials musts for not ruining […]
Gardening Webinar with Me on Green Sisterhood
Guess what? You get to ask me questions live on Green Sisterhood‘s Tuesday Talks! I will talking about gardening. So, come over and listen as I talk about my failures and successes. If you have any gardening questions now, leave them in the comments. I will try to get to them. You can also leave […]
Reusable Water Bottle TKO’s Plastic Water Bottle in Cost Savings
The setting: Las Vegas. The event: the featherweight bottle boxing championship of the world. The reigning champ, the ever popular, convenient Plastic Water Bottle, versus the durable stainless steel Klean Kanteen Reusable Water Bottle. (Think Rocky Balboa vs Apollo Creed) During the training sessions, the Reusable Water Bottle is nimble and strong as a bull showing […]
