Cindy's Recipes and WritingsFall Tree Checklist If you are thinking about planting trees this autumn here are a few things to keep in mind: Put the proper tree in the proper place. Avoid planting trees that drop flowers, …
Fall Garden Fun! Garden Sense #GardeningWednesday
Ideally by now I’d have most of my fall gardens put to rest for the winter. My flower beds would be clear of dead annuals and debris (except for those straggler leaves) and my …
Fall Leaves Much to be Desired! Garden Sense #DailyDishMagazine
Don’t Dread Fall Leaves! I remember as a child my reward for raking the yard was a waste deep pile of gathered leaves to jump onto and roll around in. Nothing sounds quite like the …
Back Inside Vacation’s Over! Garden Sense
Bring Your houseplants in From Their Summer Vacation. September signals fall in many parts of the country. For those of us living in zone 6 or colder, cooler nights and shorter days means its …
Garden Slugs no Escargot Garden Sense
Slug FAQ Over the years, I’ve gotten many questions on what to do about slugs and snails. I actually like escargot served on garlic toast. Still, I’m not about to eat garden slugs or snails. …
Patio Green Beans a Snap with #HarrisSeeds Garden Sense
Patio Green Beans a Snap with #HarrisSeeds Remember those little strings running down the sides of green beans? In fact, growing up I only knew snap beans referred to as “string beans”. One of my …
Whys and Hows of Saving Seeds Garden Sense
Saving Seeds Talk to your parents or grandparents about how vegetables tasted when they were young. I’m sure you will hear things like, “That’s when a tomato tasted like a tomato,” or “Today’s stuff doesn’t …
I’ve Got a Green Tiger by the Tail! Garden Sense #HarrisSeeds #Spon
When I say, “I’ve got a Green Tiger by the tail,” I’m not referring to this tiger. Or this tiger… but this tiger. You’ve heard me talk about Green Tiger Squash test plants from Harris …
Rainy Day Gardening Garden Sense
Many gardeners sigh at the sight of another rainy day. Postponing garden activities because of rain is not necessary. Many garden chores are actually easier on …
Easy Wave Petunias from #HarrisSeed
I love petunias! So I jumped at the chance to test trial this Easy Wave Petunia Collection from Harris Seeds . As a member of Garden Writers of America I get to preview some wonderful …
Alternative Pesticides Garden Sense #DailyDishMagazine
Remember the cartoon commercials where one squirt of their product “kills bugs dead”? With that kind of success rate, why not use pesticides? Webster’s Dictionary defines a pesticide as any chemical used for killing insects, …
Downy Mildew Garden Sense #DailyDishMagazine
Downy Mildew Downy Mildew is a foliar disease that zeros in on both young and old leaves. It affects a wide variety of ornamental flowers including but not limited to roses, impatiens, salvia, asters, coreopsis …
Top Reasons Not To Use Pesticides Garden Sense #DailyDishMagazine
Top Reasons Not To Use Pesticides Our gardens get plagued with pests all season long. Insects not only cause damage by eating leaves, fruits and roots but open wounds on plants allow disease to enter. …
Water Conservation Tips You Can Bank On #DailyDishMagazine
Summer is here. Time for outdoor fun like pool parties, cookouts, baseball, gardening or just relaxing in the backyard with a good book and a tall glass of lemonade. Ahhhhhhh summertime! Now imagine yourself doing …
I Can’t Bear It!
I Can’t Bear It Over the years I’ve taught many workshops on making and using compost. At the end of every compost workshop, I take questions from the audience. How to keep pests out of …
Oragami Planter Art #MiracleGroProject
Tracy IsemingerThis is a Sponsored post written by Cindy Kerschner on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Origami is an ancient Japanese art of paper folding. If you ever made any of …
Compost Made Easy part two
Composting Part Two Passive, Active or Aggressive Composting Method? Now that you know how composting works and what materials you need * you can choose how much effort you want to put into the project. …
Compost Made Easy Part one Garden Sense
Most people look at composting as a lot of work; building a bin, constantly collecting, watering and turning the pile. But the truth is that composting is nothing more than speeding-up the natural decomposition process. …
Mom’s Day Salute Garden Sense #DailyDishMagazine
Mom’s Day Salute Most of us have a garden mentor. That person could grow anything from pansies to pumpkins without ever having read one how-to book. My Mom was like that, always rooting cuttings on …
April Showers Bring May Lichens Garden Sense #DailyDishMagazine
You anxiously await the return of spring as a chance to survey winter’s damage to your yard and garden. While walking through your yard after a refreshing spring shower, you suddenly notice a mysterious green …