Corn Gluten Pellets. For three years I have used different form of corn gluten with different success rates to kick the butt of crabgrass. Why corn gluten? Corn gluten is a more natural product to get rid of my crabgrass. I am anti-pesticide and come August, my lawn looks more like a bad haircut rather than […]
Bring Your Garden on to Win March Madness.
When you think of March, do you think about March Madness or do you start dreaming about your garden? In my house, March madness is very alive and well with the final four approaching. (Basketball lingo that I learn from the five men in my household.) For me the color orange represents pumpkins not a […]
Does Summer Gardening Really Need to End?
I am not ready to let summer go. The last day of summer was this week; however, it seems like summer has been gone for a whole month. Since August, the nights have already started getting cooler. Once September rolls around, the nights seems a little nippy to me. Reaching for my coat, brought sadden […]
Weeds Are Just Unloved Flowers
Weeds are unwelcomed guests in your garden beds, cracks in the sidewalk, and throughout your lawn. We curse them, try and kill them, and they bring out the beast in us as we yank them root and all from the Earth. Personally, I never have so much satisfaction as when I am pulling those suckers […]
How to Plant Sweet Potatoes.
Every summer I grow something a little different than the previous year. My first year, I only grew tomatoes.Figuring I mastered tomatoes, I was ready to move on to the intermediate leagues and decide to grow green peppers, peas, green beans, basil, and the list goes on. Yeah, I know, I bit off more than […]
Rabbits Are Not as Innocent as You Think
Two Rabbits plotting against me to get into my veggie garden What are your first thoughts when you see those cute little bunny rabbits in the picture? You are thinking, “they are sooo cute.” I can see why you think this because we associate bunny rabbits with Peter Rabbit, Bugs Bunny cartoons, and the Easter […]
Help! Slugs in my Garden are Ruining My Life!
Photo by Andrew Larsen I Hate Slugs! Why do I hate Slugs? They are vile, ugly, slimy, gross, disgusting. Did I say vile? I wrote this article last August and put it away since it did not seem as pertinent at the end of summer. Guess what? Baby slugs have returned this June. AND […]
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 […]
