It has been discussed on this forum in the past the concept of the "normal gardening year". The consensus reached seem to be that a "normal year" was an illusion rather than a reality.
For me, living in the deep south, I will remember this as the year of the cicada! Not my first experience with...
Interesting theory. It makes sense to me, as a larger part of why leaves drop. So what do you guys think?
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Why-trees-really-dump-their-leaves.htm
Here's a link to another source:
http://www.brianjford.com/wleaf01.htm
Since we have been talking about growing pumpkins I think we need this guy to join our forum and tell us how it's done.
Broken link. See edit below.
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/minnesota/world's-largest-pumpkin-in-stillwater-oct-9-2010
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ETA: Sorry about the broken link...
There are plenty of recipes out there when I do a Google search, but they all seem to call for onion. Since it has been a couple of years since I have made any, I can't find the recipe I have used in the past. I might be wrong but I just don't remember any onion in it.
So does anyone have a...
Check out this apple tree in the UK! This is the apple tree for me.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1245902/Hardy-tree-defies-harshest-winter-decades--producing-bumper-crop-delicious-apples.html#ixzz0dhsNcwy5
The forecast here for the next 2 weeks is cold, cold and more cold. Highs in the low 40's and lows in the 20's and teens. It has been a few years since we have had that kind of extended cold in this neck of the woods. So, what can I do outside? Why go out there about dusk and dig up fire ant...
This popped up on one of my squash hills literally in a matter of hours today. I am thinking it is fuligo septica. So, anyone seen this before? It looks familiar to me but I have never had it in the garden before although I do think I have seen it in the woods. This photo doesn't do it justice...
I found a couple of interesting articles about plans to grow in green houses on the moon. Of course, they just have to grow moon flowers, don't they?
http://www.space.com/news/090402-moon-flower.html...
Is it just me or have garden supplies skyrocketed in price? I needed to pick up some water filters at the Home Depot yesterday and of course I had to go check out the garden section while I was there. I am just about out of 10-10-10 and figured HEY! it's the off season and I bet I can get a good...