Gardening
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Apricot Tree Update
A year ago I planted an apricot tree I had ordered from Stark Bros. I ended up making a post about it to rave about the quality of the bareroot tree I was sent, it had almost perfect branching. I mentioned in the post that with such nicely pruned branching the tree could fruit sooner […]
My New Mini Greenhouse
One day I will have a nice big real temperature controlled greenhouse, I swear it. But for now, I don’t have one, nothing even close. At Lowes the other day I saw something and made an impulse purchase, but I’m glad I did, because I really could use this product. Basically it is a metal […]
First Flower of 2010
In 2009 my first bloom was a yellow crocus on March 15th 2009. This year my first bloom was a yellow crocus on March 16th 2010, though, in a different location. That is pretty good consistency, though, last Spring it was really cold through the balance of March and April, hopefully we do not have […]
Extend the Harvest: How to Make Jam
This isn’t strictly a gardening post, strictly, but as I look outside and see the cold barren wasteland of Hoth I can’t really write much about gardening, can I? However, extending your harvest is something that is interesting and useful for all people who grow edible plants, which is a whole lot of gardeners, so […]
How to fix a tree with a split trunk from wind damage
Readers of this blog will know that my favorite tree is my forest pansy redbud, indeed the related posts you’ll find at the bottom of this missive will point to the other blog posts where I have mentioned it. I love this tree because it has spring interest, in the form of the standard pink […]
San Francisco’s New Composting Law
I just heard about this on the news. Apparently today a new law in San Francisco took affect, enacting the strictest trash ordinance in the country. Everyone either has to compost at home, or get a separate bin to put their compostables in for curbside pickup, or be fined with fines starting at $100 for […]
How to Propagate Hydrangea
I love big mophead hydrangeas, they do really well in shade or part sun, and get big bright flowers on them. They don’t do well north of where I am, but I’m pretty much at the northern border of where you’ll reliably get blooms every year, so I can grow them. I always want more, […]
Stalking the Purple Potato
I love the idea of purple potatoes. Antioxidants and various other nutrituiets are often marked by color and flavor. Foods that are colorful, like blueberries or pomegranites, or butternut squash, have nutritients. Also, foods that are flavorful, cinnamon, nutmeg, most spices. The stronger the flavor, the darker the color, the better it is for you. […]
Squash, Frost, Babies, and Kiwi
I’ve been a busy bee. Not blogging though. My last post, prior to this one, was July 30th. On August 1st my wife went back to work, which left work-at-home dad (aka me) as sole caretaker during the day for our then 2 month (now 4 month) year old son. I’ve hardly had time to […]
Smelly Soupy Poopy Compost Tumbler
Composting is not an exact science, and even someone who has used a compost tumbler for a long time like me can mess up. I use my compost tumbler in the following way: I take brown paper bags and while cooking put scraps of veggies, peels, watermelon rinds, etc, in the bags. Then I toss […]