I recall some of the many types of containers I experimented with in starting seedlings. One of the first attempts(and I always seemed to have beginners luck with my gardening) was with empty egg cartons. Each little egg holder was filled with soil, the top closed to keep in moisture and then opened as the […]
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Let’s Learn About Starting Seeds
Most of my seed starting history began before I knew what the internet was! I used the pamphlets that the seed companies provided and my favorite old garden books to guide me. Other than that, it was through trial and error that I learned my way through the ups and downs of starting seeds, but […]
Slow Time In The Old Town
It’s winter. I slow down with everything else…maybe it is true what they say about the blood thickening. I’m deciding how I want the coming year to go and what I want to do with the blog. Beth Ann got me started on the seed search for this year, so I went to the seed […]
Seed Collecting Video
Fine Gardening seed collecting video Barbara Pierson of White Flower Farm demonstrates how to collect seeds in a short two minute video. HashTags: #seedcollecting,
Hot and Hazy
Well, as I said to my friends at Curves, when they remarked on the heat:” Now, we get our summer”. Not that I am complaining about the gorgeous weather we had for most of this past summer- not at all! It was hazy… the soybean fields turn marigold colors of burnt orange and gold, the […]
One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds. -Dan Bennett Each spring…a gardening instinct, sure as the sap rising in the trees, stirs within us. We look about and decide to tame another little bit of ground. ~Lewis Gantt Technorati Tags: sayings,
