Update: patio pickers
It’s been, what, a week? Not much to report… except that, hey! They’re blowin’ and goin’. And I only just planted them a week ago! We’ve…
Patio Pickers: Do they work?
It’s February, which means it’s almost spring, which means the front section of every hardware store and garden center in the region is bursting with optimistic…
Well, that didn’t work
To be kind to myself, I’ll say that I at least deserve an A for effort. Right? It’s obvious. My solarizing attempts just didn’t work. To…
Seed starting made simple
Right. It actually is pretty stupidly dead simple. Buy seeds, find/make a starter, plant, give light, and wait. I probably should’ve started some of my seeds…
Survival of the seeds
I’ve got a zillion seeds left over from last year and the season is slowly turning back to that wonderful time when I can start planning…
Not such a dumbass after all
I had more than my share of struggles this summer — namely super shitty terrible hard soggy sticky clay soil — which left me less than…
Indoor Seed Starting
Missouri’s summer weather makes for Eden vegetable gardens, but sometimes the more finicky plants still need a helping hand. Indoor seed starts will give your plant…
Toilet Tape (or How to Plant Perfect Lettuce Rows)
I learned the idiotic way how not to plant lettuce, which is to mash your feet through fresh dirt and hippy-dippy-free sow from my sprinkling little…
Seed Shop
It’s almost spring in Missouri, I think. Salads are reappearing on fast food menus and Walmart restocked their sunscreen and swimsuit inventory. And seeds. And plants.…
Just when you think you’ve won…
How far would you go to protect your garden? For me, the lengths involve a gun. And Jon. I came out to my garden a few…
the flying farmers 