Don’t be like me, who woke up at 3AM this morning to the sound of a tearing thunderstorm, whose first conscious thought to myself was… &!#@*%!#@. I’ve been meaning to stake for a while, but my tomato plants are cherry tomatoes. So I got a little lazy. Lucky for me, the storm was all bark…
Problems with Parsley
My parsley is pouting. About a week after I transplanted parsley into a container, it began looking like this. Weedy, kind of limp, washed out. The first thing I did was attack my gardening books, but somehow I managed to get only books that don’t really help with troubleshooting beyond pest control and blossom rot. So…
Why Herb Planters Are Crap
They look so nice. They smell divine. They’re everything you could possibly want in one tiny bucket. But don’t be tempted by that lush smelling harlot, because herb planters are crap. But why!? you might moan. I have only a little space available, and it’s so pretty when it’s all together in this beautiful container….
Fertilizing a sub-irrigated planter
If you’re growing plants in a sub-irrigated planter (or SIP), you’ve likely already been pointed out towards a wicking soilless mix as opposed to using potting soil. The downside to using a mix like this is that there’s little to no nutritional value inherent for plants to use. If you decide to go with a…
My spinach loves me
The Problem with May
Last average frost date was April 29th here in my zone, but May is an untrustworthy, fickle she-beyotch. Friday, I just started putting out my herbs in pots, and the basil had to come back in with me last night. If you’re in the northeastern U.S. and Ontario, We have a frost warning scheduled (again)…
An update on the Scoop on Dirt
The Scoop on Dirt
The planter is up and running! I will admit I dithered for a lot longer than I planned. The big reason? The dirt. I must have read a hundred different websites with people far more qualified horticulturally than I. Theoretically, I knew what I needed, and it wasn’t potting soil. If you decide to build…
Pesticide use
While the scientific jury might still be technically out on GMOs, there remains a very good incentive to buy organic, and even better yet, to grow your own if possible. It’s summed up in this picture right here… a demonstration of the absorption of a leaf of lettuce: I stipulate “best to grow your own”…