That pot of soil with the upside down 355 ml plastic pop bottle sticking out of it on the left is an experiment I ran learning how to water my container plants using drip irrigation. The goal is to be able to deep water plant roots without wasting water. Run off and evaporation are the [...]
Each spring I look forward to the first flowers. For us that’s crocus then Glory of the Snow and a week or two later tulips start blossoming. Love watching the tulips. The tulip on the left was the first this year and a day later a second one opened. I love the pretty little pink [...]
I had heard that it was a good idea to soak your garden seeds, the ones that have the hardest shells, as it will allow them to germinate so much faster. Well I thought about it last winter and then forgot it about as fast as I thought of it. I had planted almost all [...]
It’s so nice being able to work in the yard and garden once spring arrives, without being attacked by mosquitoes. But that freedom doesn’t last long, usually about the time the yard clean up is done the mosquitoes are back and I reach for the insect repellent again. I am the guy that gets bitten [...]