You may want to spray the leaves and roots off with a water hose to get a good look and to make sure you will not carry undesirables into your house. Here are a few suggestions to get started.
You will have to decide which works best for you:Make a shallow cut down the length of the shell immediately after harvest, and peel.Cut 1/2 inch off the bottom of the gourd and allow the inside to dry completely.Drop the dried gourds on a hard surface...
Spend a day with me here at Dave's Garden. That was a minor disaster averted--I simply can not function without my daily coffee. That cannot be good. I've always been a big fan ofmy produce.
The story I am told is that this photo was taken on the day they planted their first WWII victory garden. There is hope that people will once again take the advice of the World War Two War Department and plant a garden to feed themselves and their families.
Community gardens come in all shapes and sizes. Community barbeques are not an uncommon event in the garden.By the way the Goodwill Garden is organic, Integrated Pest Management is practiced.
Many gardeners report that copper pennies or copper pieces will help prevent it from forming. It had definetely seen better days, but it was solid and still held water. Total cost, $61.
I estimate the garden is about 2 acres in size are divided in plots that are about 20X10 feet in size. One thing that I found very interesting, I didn't see on tomato plant in these gardens.Rice and other bog plants Fallow ground is covered until the...
Community organizating and how to go about obtaining vacant parcels of land. Food depots began to see a rise in people who need food and had little money buy it.Community activists began to discuss how these disadvantaged folks could be helped.
You will need weed prevention fabric. That is Datsuzoku.So now that we know the aesthetic zen principles, we can put them to use.As I said before, the tools needed for this project are simple.
His mansion Fairlane is ¼ mile east of the garden. An area is set aside just for kids to grow tend and harvest vegetables just like the grownups.A garden like this is an excellent example where you can still have a “wild” area among the urban sprawl.
We've all used the normal containers for plants. Stingless nettles, Periwinkle. I just couldn't bring myself to throw it out.Then, one day it hit me. If it will hold soil and you like how it looks, go for it.
(Also, I worry that the seeds aren't staying as fresh as they could by this storage method, although I do tend to use all seed within two years of purchase. I'm not sure what's held me back from posting more regularly.
This Saturday feature will spotlight projects gardeners can create for inexpensive garden art and gifts. Even though these are succulents, capable of surviving with very little moisture, new transplants need water until the roots are established.Clean-up...
I'm an heirloom tomato "nut" so I have been growing a couple of tomatoes in each bale. I also think it would be fair to say that the majority of them garden in the traditional way, basically growing directly in the soil or in containers.
He gives this section of the garden a quiet feeling. Despite many other visitors to the building, this area is very serene and private. We sat here for quite awhile. Small touches in the home garden often make the difference between a nice garden and...
We dumped a ton of river rock for a path in the middle of the inside and installed a watering system for the soaker hoses.(Click to view a larger image that can be printed.)* 10 each, ½" diameter x 18" long rebar (bent with a 2" L-shape on one end)*...
Consider scheduling preliminary workdays to make and customize component features for the sun clock, like: painted or tiled stepping-stones for hour indicators, or sundial face; construction of a creative gnomon or pedestal; locate plants, or start seeds...
Now is the time to contemplate the past season to determine what went right, what went wrong, and what needs to be different next year. Cheaters, every one! I didn't even know you could buy cucumber plants.
So take all the above with a small grain of salt. This might be a stove, fridge, sink, toilet, heater, scrap lumber, or bathtub. OK, so we all have a little garden art here and there.
Benches invite reflection and meditation in the natural setting, and the area is aCantigny incorporates the unique vision of a single man, and the public is fortunate that he left this legacy as a gift to us all.For further information, including hours...
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Please scroll down to the form below. What is a "no-wa-wa" fountain? The term "no-wa-wa", perhaps a tad cutesy, originated several decades ago in a contest by Steve Gander, a local Iowa boy, who grew up to become one of the top rodeo event promoters in...
Spring can start slow here, snow lingers and the wind blows chill sometimes well into May. That doesn't stop the birds from singing and the grass from greening, or me from putting it all into words.
His fictional counterpart is Brother Cadfael, the mystery-solving monk of the Ellis Peters novels. It began at the Hotel de Saint Fiacre in Paris, which rented carriages. Born in Ireland in the 7th century, Fiacre was raised in a monastery.
The wind tends to blow away any protective blanket of leaves and snow. I leave about 5 inches as a reminder of where they are and as a bit of support for the new growth.(pictured right), among others.
I chose to plant the onions on one edge of the garden, the one which was higher.Onions were planted there with a purpose, because they don't need too much watering, so at one edge was perfect.
You can pull out the grain seed relatively easily from straw bales, but grass is much tougher to remove.Straw is the stem of a grain plant. Insert the plant and squeeze the hole together.You can top dress each plant with compost if desired.I fertilize...
