Cindy's Recipes and WritingsSpring is here and your garden is waking up from its long winter’s nap. How does your garden wake up? Is it a cheery morning type garden or a Grumpy Gus? Okay by now you …
Should I Till My Garden? Garden Sense #DailyDishMagazine
Fall is here and it is time to get out the rototiller. Or is it? Traditionally autumn is the time we think about adding soil amendments and preparing our garden for next season. This course …
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 …
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. …
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. …
Soil Testing Made Easy #DailyDishMagazine
Now that we did a structure test , the next step is to do a soil test. The chemical makeup of the soil also influences how plants develop. Soil test readings not only tell you …
Is Your Soil Sending You an S.O.S.? Garden Sense #DailyDishMagazine
Call it soil, dirt or terra firma, your soil is the most important thing in your garden. For our concern, we will focus on improving the top six to eight inches of known as …
Potting Soil is There a Difference?
Potting Soil is There a Difference? Soon it will be time to start planting seeds. Different seeds need different light and water requirements but what about starting soil? Premixed potting soils actually don’t contain any …