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Getting the Garden Started 27 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
I'm famous for never finishing my spring cleaning. There are just too many other things to do and I'm just tracking dirt back into the house anyway. Unfortunately cleaning is not the only thing I let ...
Is It Time To Do Something to Your Soil? 26 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
If nothing else, throw some compost on your soil this fall and let winter do the work of mixing it in for you. But fall is a great time to test and amend your soil. It's a good idea to test your soil ...
How to Tell if Your Raspberry Bush is Diseased 25 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
I've been going the lazy route, pruning my raspberry plants by cutting them to the ground each spring. That means my raspberries are always a late summer treat. I think it also helps keep them healthy...
Houseplant Vacation Time is Over 24 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm
It's time to start thinking about moving vacationing houseplants back indoors. Ideally, you'll want to move them back in while the windows are still open, so they can make a ... Read Full Post
Counting on Perennial Vegetables 23 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
Most of us wouldn't think of flower gardening without some dependable perennials to look forward to, year after year. Yet many of us start our vegetable gardens from scratch every spring. Space is a p...
Let the Beans Chill 22 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
By far, the easiest way to preserve vegetables for winter, or anytime of year, is freezing them. Thank God for zippered storage bags. It figures a Southern cook like Diana Rattray would know all the i...
Getting Green Tomatoes to Ripen on the Vine 21 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
We've had erratic weather this season and my tomatoes are not happy. The plants pouted all through the cool, wet spring. We had a brief flirtation with heat, last month, and the plants set lots of fru...
Plant Cuttings. The Easy Way to Over Winter Plants. 20 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
There are many annual and tender plants I love to have in my garden year after year. I can't bring them all indoors and most of them wouldn't like it there anyway. Bringing plants indoors for the wint...
Bean Sprouts, Anyone? 19 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm
There aren't many edibles you can successful grow indoors. A few windowsill herbs, maybe a tray of lettuce or microgreens. Unless you have a hydroponic setup and are willing to hand pollinate, it's ha...
Dahlia Time 18 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm
I have a love/hate relationship with summer blooming bulbs. They're beautiful, but most don't start blooming until the end of summer. But when they do, I totally forgive them for making me dig and re-...
