September is the wise uncle of the months. He looks at us and says: “Now I don’t want to preach, but you can see for yourself. You did not plan to plant enough flowers that bloom late, and last spring, […]
September Gardening Tips
Just because a frost is predicted doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to your lettuce, peas, and other fall crops. Cloches (individual plant coverings), cold frames, and other tools for retaining heat from the ground during a cold night […]
Summer Water Pond care and Algae
Summer care and Algae By the Pond Lady Summer is here and everything in your pond is in full rhythm, flowers are blooming, and your fish are active. Algae is growing, and you’re wondering what do I do about that […]
MYSTERY CACTUS – Gardening
Last week, I dropped in to see one of my daughter’s former teachers. The teacher has a warm, sunny classroom with an array of flourishing potted plants on the windowsills. It was a midwinter treat to see such luxuriant geraniums […]
POTS AND PLANS – Gardening
Gardening fads and fashions are as perennial as gardening itself. This spring giant plants such Colocasia (elephant ears) and Alocasia are all over the covers of gardening magazines and catalogs. Next year miniatures will probably return, only to be supplanted […]
Gardening tasks to Do in May
MAY is the joyous month of the year, when old and young are working in their gardens. Perennials are now coming into bloom, but the various bulbous flowers are putting forth every effort to distract our attention from their fair […]
Protecting Your Garden Equipment: An All-Season Guide
Picture this: you’re an enthusiastic gardener, ready for a weekend of fruitful toil, only to discover rust on your favourite shears or your lawnmower refusing to start. Sound familiar? Such is a common woe faced by garden lovers across the […]
Heirloom, Off Beat Vegetables
The women who says she doesn’t care for vegetable gardening ought to try some off beat crops that are fun to grow. There isn’t much that is stimulating about cabbage for winter storage, or potatoes no better than the ones […]
Heirloom Vegetables – Try something different
Heirloom, Off Beat Vegetablesby M. Carlton The women who says she doesn’t care for vegetable gardening ought to try some off beat crops that are fun to grow. There isn’t much that is stimulating about cabbage for winter storage, or […]
Storing Fruits and Vegetables
Storing your own fruits and vegetables at home at the end of the growing season, following a few simple guidelines, will enable you to have food of good nutrition and flavor into the fall and winter. It is a good […]