In March, This Old House magazine featured our Cedar Work Station and Potting Table.
It’s really helpful to have a dedicated control center for potting plants. Keep your gloves, plant labels, small tools in the handy organizer at the back. Store pots and supplies underneath, and when a job presents itself, you are ready to go. [...]
Archive for May, 2009
This Old House Magazine Feature
Posted in Gardening Resources, Gardening Tools on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Composting Question
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Gardener writes: “How safe is landfill generated compost as a supplement to a vegetable garden? Is there a danger from the insecticides and herbicides getting into the vegetables? Thanks for your answer.”
Great question, YardLover! First of all, I would encourage everyone to check and see if your landfill has compost available. Then, if they [...]
Make an Easy Raised Garden Bed
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The hardest part about planting a garden is often preparing the soil. Digging or tilling it up, mixing in amendments hoeing it smooth and level; this is the back-breaking work, especially if you have heavy clay or rocky soil It’s enough to keep you from ever getting started.
But what if you could avoid that step, [...]
Gardening in the New Economy
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What are you doing differently in the garden this year?
As I think about the ways and places we are all cutting back, I think there are two ways to look at gardening. We can do less, or we can do things differently. I challenge us all to find ways to keep growing, and gardening and [...]
Milky spore Refresher course
Posted in Insect Control, Organic Gardening, Pest Control, Uncategorized on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The emails and phone calls I receive tell me that a lot of you have done your homework on Milky Spore. But for those who may be new to this all-natural long term solution to Japanese Beetles, grubs, and moles, here’s a quick review.
Milky Spore is a bacteria-Bacillus popilliae by name. This bacteria [...]
Planting a Container Garden
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For a beautiful container garden, you need to consider 3 things: your container(s), your potting mix, and your plants.
Your container. Use the biggest planter you can reasonably accommodate; it gives your plant roots more room, and will make a bigger visual impact. Or, group planters of different sizes together, and plant with the same colors [...]
Why Hydroponics
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hydroponics simply means to grow plants without soil. The roots are bathed in a nutrient enriched water solution. The solution contains all of the nutrients that plant roots normally draw from soil.
The obvious next question is – Why? Turns out there are a lot of good reasons, so here are just a few:
Elimination of soil [...]
Bugs-What Are They Good For?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For every garden pest that’s bugging you, or eating your plants, there is another one helping you out. By getting to know which bugs you want, and which ones you don’t, you’ll have a healthier, happier garden.
In the bug world, just as with mammals, there are predators, and there is prey. Typically the prey are [...]
YardLoverBike Team
Posted in Uncategorized on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“All work is as seed sown; it grows and spreads, and sows itself anew.” -Thomas Carlyle
This June, team YardLover will be participating in a 2-day cycling event to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis society. Our team is 8 strong, and growing, and we have pledged to raise $2000. We will ride 2 days, [...]
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