Or we might have titled this post “Why Bees Are So Important.” In January the press reported that scientists had noticed a significant decline in bumblebee populations in the U.S. — first it was the honeybees that were disappearing and now it’s bumblebees too. Scientists are not sure why just yet, but one thing they [...]
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Tuesday’s Tips — Fruit Set Problems in Squash
Posted in Bees, Garden, Garden Wildlife, Organic Gardening, Pollinators, Tuesday's Tips, Vegetables, tagged Bees, Bumblebees, Fruit Set, Ground-nesting Bees, Hand-pollination, Honeybee, Native Bees, Organic Gardening, Pollen, Pollinators, Squash, Squash Blossoms, Vegetable Garden, Vegetables on August 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Tuesday’s Tips — Introducing “We Love This!”
Posted in Garden, Gardening, Organic Gardening, Tuesday's Tips, We Love This!, tagged Earthbox, Fertilizer Siphon, Gardening, Gardening Tips, Organic Gardening, Tomatoes, Vegetables on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
MB: Barbara and I always talk about things we’ve found, or rediscovered, that we are in love with. So we decided to create a page where we can share and discuss with you the things that have helped us with our gardening. It might be garden photography tips, tools, design ideas, books, new plants — [...]
Tuesday’s Tips — July Gardening
Posted in Garden, Garden Photography, Gardening in California, Gardening in Colorado, Insects, Organic Gardening, Tuesday's Tips, tagged Caring for Plants in Extreme Heat, Dividing Iris, Durango, Gardening, Garlic Scapes, Irvine, Ladybug Larva, Nature Photography, Organic Gardening, Tomato Hornwor, Tomato Hornworm, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Watering Plants on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s getting really hot pretty much everywhere, so we’re going to focus on keeping your plants well-watered. Plants transpire (evaporate) water vapor through tiny holes on their leaves — mostly on the underside. This helps to cool the plant and draws nutrients from the soil and roots to the upper parts of the plant. On hot [...]
Tuesday’s Tips — Staking & Pruning Tomatoes
Posted in Garden, Garden Photography, Organic Gardening, Pruning, Tuesday's Tips, tagged Gardening, Growing Tomatoes, How to Prune Tomato Plants, How to Stake Tomato Plants, Organic Gardening, Pruning Tomatoes, Staking Tomatoes, Tomato Plants, Tomato Suckers, Tomatoes, Vegetables on June 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Is there any plant in gardening that provokes more passionate discussion than tomatoes? There are as many “surefire” tips for growing the “best tomatoes ever” as there are gardeners who grow them, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are a few tips that will help you grow great tomatoes. The first thing you [...]
Garden Journal — Spring Cleaning
Posted in Garden, Garden Journal, Garden Photography, Gardening in Colorado, tagged Block Island, Colorado, Cool Weather Crops, Durango, Flowers, Garlic Plants, Spring Gardening, Vegetable Garden, Vegetables on April 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I completed my March gardening to do list in the final days of the month. I collected all my tools, cleaned them up, and sharpened and oiled my pruners. All the garden beds are cleaned and ready to go, and I pruned the winter damage to my shrubs and trees. I planted cool weather veggies [...]
Tuesday’s Tips — What to Plant in the Fall
Posted in California, Colorado, Garden, High Mountain Gardening, Organic Gardening, Photography, Southern California Gardening, Tuesday's Tips, Vegetables, tagged Cool Season Crops, Durango, Extended Growing Season, Fall Vegetables, Gardening, Irvine, Organic, Organic Gardening, Photo Contest, The Nature Conservancy, Vegetables on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’re coming up fast on Labor Day people. Lots of tired clichés come to mind and I’m not going there (you’re welcome), but yikes! Here in Southern California that means it will soon be time to plant our cool season crops. We’re a lucky bunch, we get two growing seasons — warm and cool. But [...]
Tuesday’s Tips — Transplants
Posted in California, Colorado, Flowers, Garden, Herbs, Organic Gardening, Ornamentals, Tuesday's Tips, Vegetables, tagged Container Planting, Flowers, Garden, Gardening, Organic Fertilizer, Organic Gardening, Plants, Transplanting, Vegetable Garden, Vegetables, Watering Plants on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There’s no theme or focus today, just a little of this and a little of that — kind of like what’s going on in my head today. Tip #1 — Getting Transplants Off to a Healthy Start Now that we’re all scrambling to get our baby plants in the ground, here are a few tips [...]
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