Mantis Tiller Review: Making Quick Work of My Garden
So I’m sure we’ve all seen these commercials. The Mantis tiller, plowing through soil, I never bought into it. My only memory of using a tiller was when young, at my parents, a big tiller, twice as big...
View ArticleHow to Divide Daylilies and Other Perennials
My move gets ever closer, less than 2 months now and I say goodbye to the garden I’ve built over the last 12 years and… well… its traumatic. But one thing is for sure, I don’t want to have to buy a lot...
View ArticleHow to Divide Ornamental Grass
Step 43 of my preparation to move to another state was digging and dividing my ornamental grass today. But even if I weren’t moving it was past time to do this. Miscanthus, the sort of grass I have...
View ArticleDealing With Deer Eating All the Leaves Off My New Fruit Trees
I have moved, previously I lived in town with no deer problems, now… I live in town with no deer problems. However I have property where I’m building a house up in a relatively rural area, and there...
View ArticleOn Composting Meat
In many places, probably even older blog posts here, you will find advice on composting that say do not do meat, or meat and dairy, or meat and dairy and bread. I followed this advice for awhile, but...
View ArticleWhat is Hugelkultur?
There is this old German fairy tale where a pair of spoiled children take their parent’s hard work for granted, not appreciating what is provided for them, until a monster known as the Hugelkultur...
View ArticleHow to add more topsoil the natural way
The modern method of building is to wipe all the top soil away from a lot, build a house, and bring back 3 or 4 inches or soil or just sod and call it good. This, of course, is not good for gardening,...
View ArticleI don’t mind spots on my apples, but save me the leaves, please:...
We’ve been having a drought here, and up where my house is being built my fledgling fruit orchard is not doing super great, just not the sort of summer where they’re going to put on a big fat growth...
View ArticleSunscald: White rot on the sides of my peppers
I am learning a lot of new things gardening in a new state. Including something recently. I really like growing peppers, all kinds, I think they’re relatively free from pests and diseases (especially...
View ArticleThe Virtue of Buying Small Plants
Have you ever seen a seed grow? Stupid question right? You’re on a gardening blog I’m sure you’ve seen a seed grow. Have you ever stopped to think about the difference in vigor because something grow...
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