Do any of you remember Blue’s Clues, when the mail came? Steve, the main actor would yell out “mail time.” Well, gardening has the same excitement. And you know it is “gardening time” when the trucks dump in my driveway. Just in case you don’t remember the Blue Clue’s mail time song, watch the below […]
Give Your Lawn a Compost Shot
My adventures of creating a lush organic lawn are like a book with many chapters. Each year, I create several new chapters with my disasters and triumphs. The first chapter was entitled, “The Beginning,” when we tried to seed the lawn after finishing the construction of the house and the soil we used look more […]
Organic Mechanic Potting Soil: A Peat Free Alternative That Plants Love
My Broccoli seedlings, which were spindly and sickly looking were replanted in Organic Mechanic Potting Soil a couple of weeks ago. They now look like they were given a vitamin shot since they are standing strong and tall with several leaves. Organic Mechanics is no ordinary potting soil. My broccoli obviously knows this. It is […]
Coffee Grounds in the Garden: Friend or Foe?
Updated 4/19/2012: I am addicted to using coffee grounds in the garden. Every week, I am a regular at the coffee ground bin at Starbucks. I feel like I am at Cheers and everyone knows my name. (Oh, come on, you remember Norm.) Just to give you some background, my sickly roses miraculous perked up […]
