Recent content by gudrin

Well, my husband is as amused as I am. I called my dad, and he has squash he'll give me this fall. He said that he would really like some freezer corn in exchange for it, so I'll have to really make sure to be around the in-laws when they make it so I can help out! I'll really laugh if what...

This evening is absolutely beautiful weather-wise. It's still humid, but the temp has gone down and it's just wonderful outside. I went out to feed the dogs, and realized I hadn't gotten the mail yet, and so did that. Then I thought, "I should go take a look at the garden and just see what...

The temps are getting higher, the snow is melting. How many other signs of spring can I find? I can't park my car in my usual spot because it's under water. My poor dogs are looking for high ground to get away from the water FLOWING through their area. One of the cats makes a beeline for the...

Well, which do you want first? I guess I'll give the good news first. I got my seeds from Baker Creek! Yay! I'm so excited! The bad news? We got ten MORE inches of snow and it's below zero! Ugh. Why can't spring just be here now? Lovely Minnesota weather. I did find some irony in that...

Thank you for all the replies! I think I will let her have her own little garden this year. I was thinking of having her plant peas, and I'll let her plant a couple of tomato plants that she'll help me start this year. I'll probably give her some marigold plants that we'll start inside as...

So, I have a (soon to be) two year old daughter. This Easter she's getting her own little plastic trowel and mini-rake thingy (so technical, right?). I'd really like to introduce her to gardening. Last year she had all kinds of fun following me around the yard and the garden and trying to do...

I have tried Danvers Half Longs from a seed company. They did well when I planted them with a general sprinkling of seed over the ground and then thinned them. I also tried the "carrot tape" but did not get good results. They did not come up for me. We don't store our carrots, but eat them...

Sorry I couldn't get back to this sooner. Thank you for the info! I'm looking into now and sharing it with my husband who works with the local extension office people (on an entirely different type of project than most of them, but still quartered in the same offices). He said he already knew...

I met the author of Square Foot Gardening at our local Garlic Festival (also a get together for the self sustaining farmers of MN) Where was this? Not to totally hijack the thread, of course, but I'm just curious, living in Minnesota myself. I was also wondering about Luffa gourds and...