Recent content by tomatokate

I have some garlic, and lavender in pots already, but have yet to plant (for 2 months), peas, lettuce, green peppers, and strawberries; and around a month or so later, black beans, bachelor's buttons, and pumpkins.

I'm thinking of starting a small rose garden, and, I have a few questions. First, which type(s) of roses do you recommend for mild climates, and beginners. Second, are there any tricks you know of to help roses grow/ stay healthy. And third, Which type(s) of roses do you like purely based on...

I'm planting radishes today. I planted peas two weeks ago.:)

They're much smaller than potato beetle larvae, like tiny, and aren't as fat or long as grubs. I think they are already fully grown. They are also more brownish-red than red. They aren't really eating the tomato, just turning it yellowy. 30 min. later... They're aphids! The reason I didn't...

The title says it all; there are these little rust-colored bugs that look like ticks ( I know they aren't), that are sucking on one of my tomato plants, they seem to be multiplying daily. What are they, and can I get rid of them?:/

Nasturtiums, and lavender this weekend.

I planted spinach. Oh, and I moved my tomatoes and radishes from their pots to the soil.:rainbow-sun

There used to be, like, twelve little developing apples between my two trees, but the deer around here cleared one tree completely, and snipped off a couple from my other tree! MRAH!!! How can I fence them inexpensively, but deer-proof-ly? :th

I've got a lot of pots, and not much space in the ground, so herbs in pots would be good. BUT, I knew a lady who had herbs in the garden, and in the ground, and the ones in the pots were much smaller and less... extravagant.:happy_flower

It just seems like such a good idea if you're going to have a garden, and I'm wondering about the sacrifices and benefits of bees.:bee

:celebrate Hi! I just got 2 mcintosh apple trees, a bing cherry tree, and a bartlett pear tree! I can't wait for next year!! by then, I'll have fruit!! :bun

:welcome I just figured out how to do that- down up <------------------------------------------ :clap Good Luck!

THANK YOU!:woot:

I only get 9 plain smilies, and I'm jealous! :/

Oh my gosh! The commercial for Topsy Turvy makes it look soooo good!