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Hey garden monkeys! Its been awhile. New house, new garden, tons of work still to do. But hey its all good. Love you!

For once, it looks like I can get ahead of something for next year. If I get a layered bed system planned and going now, I can have it ready by spring. SO who does this, and what are some good on-line links? I really don't want to buy yet another gardening book! :barnie

Many of you may have caught that I have gotten onto a seed clearance at one of the local stores. Well, that has finally ended, but has left me with a lot of seeds. So the answer is simple - Hold a contest! This "contest" is just a simple trivia quiz - some gardening related, some not. The...

I got some seeds in the mail from an Oneil in IL. IF it was from someone here, please let me know!

Well, I got my first "Tigger" melon the other day. These originated in the rugged mountains of Armenia and so are compact plants. The yellow fruits are about the size of a softball, with blazing red tiger stripes. They are well suited to dry environments or low water schemes. While they are...

I have a friend in Germany, Klaus. He loves tomatoes, but complains about the short season and sudden onset of cold weather. He told me he had a freeze in May, this year. So I suggested he do the following. - Deep dig rotted manure into a 2 ft wide trench just before the first frost of...

Okay, Ive tried the Origami Paper-Pot Boondoggle. Not so great, if you ask me. I thought it would be cool: no tape, no staples, nothing but paper. But by the time I fuddle through that exercise, I could make three of the rolled paper type. In fact, I lined the first origami type with the hair I...

All Men Are Kings Before Potatoes. This has become something of a catch phrase for me, lately. (Some of you may recognize it as an adaptation of Herbert Hoovers famous quote, "All men are equal before fish.") Few activities are as fulfilling as gardening. It is simple, often laborious work...

Im seeking a reliable, low cost method for starting seeds. Something that uses common or recycled materials, and not special store bought contrivances. What do you use?

We've heard of manure tea as a general fertilizer, and I think it is a great thing. I was wondering if dog poop tea is worth the trouble, or if there is some sort of lurking menace in it. I have alot of dogs around here and they make a boat load of shi'te, let me tell you. I've read that it is...

I recently ran across a plastic tube out in the the woods. Originally, it was part of an insect trap, collection thingie, which had long since fallen apart. All that was left was the 4' piece of coroplast collection tube. Being an inveterate "reclaimist," I took it home. Some use would present...

I have a never ending supply of tires from my friend, the race car driver. These are some big 'ol donuts, too - they stand almost 2 feet tall! Heres how I whip them into shape: This is the raw material - a racing tire. See how big it is?! THis is where to start - the knife plunge. These...

Im going to piddle with an offseason garden here in South Carolina. I've never really gone for this sort of thing, but reckon, "Why not?" Winter temps here rarely go below 20 F, so reckon I can keep something going through the entire winter season. In choosing plants for this endeavour, I...

My old wheelbarrow gave up the ghost, recently, and I was feeling a little out of sorts. Lifting and toting stuff like bags of manure and piles of trimmings around the yard wasn't getting it! But, I'm the worlds greatest cheapskate - I can't see spending the kind of dough they want for even a...

I dried out a bunch of different pepper seeds, harvested from store bought fruit. So far none have shown the first sign of life. All my other seeds; tomatoes, melons, cukes have all sprung forth by now. Even some cantalope seeds from the store have sprouted. The peppers, for their part...

This came up recently, and a little research proved very interesting. I wont bore you with all the details of why it is a good thing, but more ask who uses aspirin to bolster ther plants immune systems. (which is a hint as to why it's a good thing...) :)

Been over at Backyard Chickens for years. Only recently spotted the Easy Garden link! I love to garden, mostly veggies, but I like anything that grows. Im dont know much about gardening stuff, and I dont know all the plants out there. So Im a rank beginner - well, rank anyway.... I do know I...