Articles and Tips January, 2009
My Gardening Flame Thrower!
I have, apparently, piqued the interest of Chris, re: My Gardening Flame Thrower. See, I decided to write about this unique method of weed control about a week ago, so I opened up the blog and put in the title so that I would remember to write the post. Apparently, Chris has not experienced the fun of fire in the garden! Put on your safety goggles. Here we go.
Fire at Fort …
Beefing up the Winter Garden
Last week, I thought about how I can make my garden a little more interesting in the winter. The picture in the last post is highly unusual. We do not normally have snow at all-not even a few flakes. That means we have a very long winter without much snow and lots of brown and dormant lawns. If I get organized in time for next winter, I will be planting more of these plants to …
Go With me on my Gardening Journey
Yesterday, I talked to Chris. It is always interesting, because he lives in the freezing cold wasteland of Canada (just kidding, Chris. Love ya!) and I live in the (generally) warm and toasty North Carolina. He gardens in the temperate plain region, and I garden in the coastal, humid south. He …
Investigation of Compost Bins
The last in my series of compost investigation is about compost bins. I have been pondering for a couple of weeks now whether I will want to have a compost pile, or get a compost tumbler or compost bin. I think I am a little bit closer to the decision, especially after helpful comments from our readers. I think I’m going to go with a compost …
Should I get a Compost Tumbler?
[caption id="attachment_932" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="A nice, basic but effective compost tumbler"][/caption]I am back from the compost hiatus. Last Sunday, we (and when I say “we,” I mean “my husband”) cleaned out the gutters. There was some serious composting already happening in there. My fellow garden tweeters let me know that gutter compost is good stuff. It sure looked it! We …
Slight Detour from Compost: Seed Starting
I will be back at the compost inquiry shortly. (Probably tomorrow.) However, today, I am diverting my interest to starting seeds because, well, once I get all of this compost going I need to plant something out in it. I am also enjoying all of the posts and tweets from fellow gardeners about their new …
Compost for Gardening on a Budget
So, this whole compost pile activity is going to mesh well with my family New Year’s Resolution to also trim money from the budget and trim our waistlines. I like to garden, and to eat fresh fruits and veggies from my own yard. Our own compost pile will help our garden thrive. Which type of compost is going to be right for us, though? Remember our …
Thinking about the Compost
Today I am going to begin contemplating my new compost pile. This is a bonus week because I was so harried from in-laws and travel that I only posted one post. So, this week, you get three, yes, three posts for the price of two. Big bargain! That means you can head on over to the compost supplies page and stock up. Ok, on with business. …
