We got rid of the snow cover long enough for me to get some radish, kale, carrot, pea, and arugula seeds in the ground a couple days ago. I also spread some plantain seeds I gathered from the field last fall. I'm hoping they'll do well in the semi-trampled area around my beds. Might be a bit...
None of my quinoa germinated, and my Thelma Sanders squash keeled over. The quinoa may have been planted too deep. Ah well, now I need to figure out what I still have time to plant there. I've got a short (maybe 80 days left), dry season with hot days and cool nights, clay-loam soil and...
I would be afraid of breaking the cat's toes, but knowing me mine would get broken first, trying to work around a bunch of live traps. We use the tall deer netting to keep deer out and it works for the cats, too. It's inexpensive, flimsy stuff, but pretty tall and almost invisible from a...
I was watering my onion seedlings and I found these tiny mushrooms growing in one of the folded newspaper pots. The odd thing is that I used a bagged soil mix, so I was surprised any spores found their way in, unless they were borne on the newspaper. Can anyone ID the fungus? Should I remove...
Ha, yes it is a take-home kit. It cost about $15 at the local garden store and has enough supplies to do the four (pH, N, K, and P) tests ten times each. I do believe the extension office might have been able to test more for the same price, but honestly I kind of enjoy "playing scientist" and...
Well the last round of snow melted off of my beds to I took the opportunity to take soil samples. I was raised in a wonderful gardening environment down South (deep, rich soil, 10-month growing season, plenty of rain....ah I realize now I spoilt I was), but this is my second year working on a...