I think sweet juicy tomatoes have to be the most talked about garden vegetable. Tomato popularity can be seen as you drive through neighborhoods.
My dear friend informed me that one of the local nurseries was having a 70% off sale on all plants. I restated, “All plants…including trees and shrubs?” She confirmed. Forget the fact is was 98 degrees, we were going shopping. I love a bargain, especially on plants.
I enjoy growing my own food but I also enjoy the grocery store! It is full of choices. We can choose from twenty different types of spaghetti sauce or hundreds of boxes of cereal.
June 28, 2010 Read more
In Kansas, the rule of thumb is to plant potatoes on or near St. Patrick’s Day. We had bought our seed potatoes at the garden show this past year. The girls were digging through the different boxes of seed potatoes and spotted the purple potatoes at the exhibitor’s booth.
June 22, 2010 Read more
One thing is for sure: strangers don’t quite know what to say when asked if they know anything about fertilizer.