Until they fell victim to ‘chain fatigue’, I had two pretty pots of native plants hanging on the deck where more domesticated plants have never done well.
White and Tough — Necessary for My Ozarks Container Flowers
White and Tough — Necessary for My Ozarks Container Flowers We’re now in the midst of an autumn dry spell and the wax begonias haven’t been watered for almost 2 weeks. They seem to thrive on the dew. Boy, I need tough plants like that.
Unattended Compost | Potato Take-over
You can see from the picture, the potato plant had me fooled. Simple white potatoes. I think I will stick a couple back to put into the bin when the weather turns so they can freeze over the winter and maybe do this again. They are marvelously CLEAN!!
“Off with Their Heads.” said the Marigolds’ Queen
Friday, at the market, a box of Inca Gold marigolds (the big ones) kept singing to me, till I picked them up and brought them home. I have a red/rust colored house, lots of fire in the color, which leads me to usually choose white for my pots. But that dark gold color waved its…
The Fallen Sentries — Tornado Be Gone!
Friday, May 8, was an unusual morning. We planned on some rain. I’d been paying the price of an encounter with poison ivy. But, the storms came into the country from the west and wreaked severe damage. I understand the need for nature. I watch those African reports where they show wild animals doing uncivilized…
Paper, Paper for the Garden
Today, a package arrived with laptop platforms. Really cool ones that will be more comfortable on a lap than the big one I have. They are the ones from Allsop that kind of clip onto the laptop when it is closed. No place for the mouse like the one I have from LapWorks. But unfolded,…
New Year’s Turnips from the Fall Garden
We had a mini-fall garden this year. The ground was perpetually wet from the extra rain.
Thanksgiving Birds Around the Legacy Gardens
Instead, a wren had come for Thanksgiving and the bright eyes clearly stated that I had better get the bird seed out or ELSE!!!
Gardeners and Farmers have a new community option based in the Ozarks
FarmFolks.net Is a new community website being introduced to potential members who are interested in farming, particularly small farming. The first ‘farmers’ on the community who have set up the program are located in the Ozarks of Missouri, but are not limiting the conversation to that region. You can learn more by going over to…
Gardens need Yard Birds, Right?
Well, our garden needs yard birds. They are presently confined in their own special yard until the dog and the cats get used to them and they get used to our small acreage. They need to be quite secure because I don’t want them to be worried and possibly run away. They are already settling…
