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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I had more than my share of struggles this summer — namely super shitty terrible hard soggy sticky clay soil — which left me less than…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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