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DIY – Seedling Transplant Pots from Cartons
When your seedlings have two or three sets of true leaves, it’s time to transplant into bigger pots. If you started seed in egg cartons, you may need to transplant as soon as the first set of true...
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Passing – The Camilla
The singular last Camilla flower in our garden hangs on. The others, fallen some time ago, lay white among the browned first blooms. May comes in a few days. Filed under: My Toils Tagged: blossoms,...
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What’s Growing – A Few Chilly Days til May
DC spring decided to switch gears to cold rain with May a week away. One last hurrah from the Winter that Never Was. Checking on the plants in the cold drizzle showed just how far the garden has come...
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Hearsay – Pruning Tomatoes
Don’t go crazy. That’s about the only real tomato pruning advice you should take from me. This article really breaks it down. This one keeps it short, focusing on pruning suckers. The more you look...
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Potting – Pepper and Tomato Frenzie
Pots! Get the pots! Need more potting soil! That about sums up the last week. Some of the tomato, pepper and eggplant seedlings finally started taking off. Plus, I am about to take off for a long...
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Herbs – Building a Basil Library
Basil. Basil, basil and more basil. The Complete Book of Herbs, by Lesley Bremness, notes you should “pound with oil or tear with fingers rather than chop” this native of Africa and Asia when used in...
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Fall Gardening – Converted Cold Frame Pulls Double Duty for Seedlings
Fall gardening, for me this year, means keeping it easy. Mostly because the squirrels and sun aren’t on our side come late September. I’ve started cabbages and kale and lovingly transplanted them to...
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