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@SPedigrees you have brought up a good point. The fire toxins once in soil spreads to vegetables , vine grapes for wines , fruiting trees , nuts is a reason to find more info from agencies that have studied the ground water , soils and ash contamination in California soils. This is a subject...

Lisa vanderpump with her dog on poker table.

Good to hear the update and the sod cutter worked well . Curious what garden zone you’re in. Knowing zone and location info can better help answer your questions more reliably and efficiently . You can actually use unwanted sod for garden beds, just put it at the bottom upside down (grass side...

Bulb lasagna planting method for pots. To plant different spring bulbs layered in pots. Start by filling the bottom of the container with compost, then add the largest bulbs - tulips followed by a layer of soil . Next add medium size bulbs - dafodils, cover with layer of soil. Last add small...

If plant starts from cuttings are grown in water, the roots are water roots only. To implement cuttings to soil conditions while in water, each day or two add a tablespoon of sterile soil until the transition is completed to all soil . This will facilitate plant starts to grow efficiently in...

Growing dahlias from seed is not as spendy as a tuber purchase. Start seeds inside 45 days before planting outside. It takes 100-120 days once seed starts to flower. They will need to be hardened off and planted outside or in the garden or pots.

OMGoodness you have a super flower garden well established and with many long time favorite flowers that bloom throughout the entire season. Some seeds can carry on in the garden for years while others pop up in far distant odd places. Last season I had fir tree seedlings growing from the rain...

@ducks4you great article. Lov the name of the farm Good Feet Farms. It works well if animals are equally available to perform other than leaving droppings 😉. Similar in the way I garden using recycled hay in the form of sun heated horse manure to burn out weed seeds mixed with yard compost and...

@Dahlia @Blueberry Acres 🤩 Thnkyou Dahlia. 😍 And Blue your description of the panicle buds resembling pearls is perfect. Other easy care perinneals : Astilbe, Hostas, Callunas , Ericacease , Aquilegia, Brunnera, Dicentra….these always pop up on Que every season. My all time favorite late...

I had the same issues with hands and feet freezing will dry out hands and feet quickly. I use small hand and boot shaker packets to stay warm and comfortable. But with dry skin on feet and heels it’s literally a good thing to wrap them covered in crisco then sealed with suran wrap over night...

@Dahlia 4 outta 4 agree it’s a sedum ‘autumn joy’ . Sedum (Hylotelephium spectabile 'Herbstfreude') Bees luv the blooms and the always bloom in late summer/fall. Hardy in my zone 8b and deer , gopher and ground squirrel safe.

Ah Ha… i remember the days of cotton clothing . I remember having to starch shirts and pants and used the sprinkler bottle for ironing DH army uniforms. They had to have creases exactly correct for the dress and casual uniforms. Today they are not a strict and fabrics have totally changed.

I am a huge fan of hydrangeas climbing , big leaf. and oak leaf etc. . A easy care perennial shrub. A shrub with a coat of many colors.

To sprinkle cloths before ironing. The top attached to a cork seals the water inside the bottle and the tip has small holes in order to turn the bottle upside down to lightly sprinkle clothing before ironing. I still have mine I put vinegar in the bottle to sprinkle fresh berries then rinse...

Cowboy Logic. If you think your someone with influence, try ordering someone’s dog around.

Mature Amaryllis bulbs will produce tiny new bublets starting at less than an inch in size. But they don’t multiply like other bulbs grown out in the garden in my zone. I grow them in pots for the holidays . Some amaryllis breeders have started to cross breed their own bulbs by using a pipe...

Great disco party… can I come ?

Cowboy logic. Timing has a lot to do with the out come of a rain dance

Above comment is reality in many winter areas . So true . Lovely and with 2 flower stalks. @Phaedra what a beautiful Hippeastrum/ amaryllis. It looks similar to Minerva, Star of Holland , or Nagano? Star of Hollander is a wide variety of amaryllis with a center white star , red or orangish...

@Gardening with Rabbits it sounds like your backed up against the wall . The flu is going around here to as well as schools were closed because of the measles outbreak. When the kids were in school they brought every bug home too. Staying is tough when family is sick. Sorry about Blinky what...