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I have large tomatoes, plenty of them...that is not the trouble. Hornworms. and cracking, those are the troubles. Right now, I am picking the fruits just turning red and ripening them on my window. Hornworms are officially called Manduca … [Read more...] about Tomato Troubles
Lilies are one of the main joys of August, if you ask me. These are not the blooms of the Asian lilies that come earlier in the season, but those lushly fragrant Oriental lilies and the tall spires of Trumpet and Aurelian strains.These are … [Read more...] about August Lilies
Butterfly within the Lilac BranchesEvery year, August feels too hot and dry to be digging and planting, but late August is an especially good time to give new perennials a start in the garden. The trouble with this time of year is mainly the hot … [Read more...] about August is time to divide and plant perennials
Last few days of the month mean a garden update is in order. In some ways the garden is an ogre again, but in a Shrek sort of way.Walking around the garden and putting in two bits worth of work this last week... here are my observations:The month has … [Read more...] about Garden update: August 2009
Kale For Sale It's time to think of the autumn phase of the garden already. When we picture autumn we picture the trees ablaze with color, at least here in the Midwest, and in the Northeast of the USA. Other players on the stage, … [Read more...] about Flowering Kale
I grow the herbaceous type of peony, both the types with single and double blooms. I love their fragrance and the delicate satin texture of their petals. They have good looking foliage on round bush-like plants, and for lots of people they say … [Read more...] about Peonies in my Garden
That is what it is like here, the heat finally made it in conjunction with the thunderstorms, and we are steaming. The grass is growing and I might make it out there early tomorrow to mow ( if it doesn't rain again) but there is no way I am going to … [Read more...] about Hot, Hazy, Lazy August
It seems a bit soggy here, but we don't have the heavy rains that they have suffered in other parts of Ohio. Usually, because of the high water table, if we get lots of rain there is ponding, but we are not experiencing that. The weatherman says that … [Read more...] about Garden Update August 22
Multiply Your DayliliesDividing daylilies is the best way to create more plants for the garden. Daylilies are both beautiful and practical perennials. Their beauty is obvious, aided by hybridizers who have increased the characteristics of height , … [Read more...] about Dividing Daylilies
August is fading, it's farewell lost on whispering wind while the Labor Day weekend is flashed on the screen of our minds. People are busy with their new school years and have already said their goodbyes to summer, the last of August is simply a tags … [Read more...] about The Last of August Blooming
