Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
***Important Hoe Information*** Alert reader and friend Mary Ann, the Idaho Gardener, recently sent me some extremely helpful information on the origin of the use of the word “hoe” in reference to …
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Ladies and gentleman, we are gathered around the spot where an actual crocus once bloomed on January 27th back in 2002 and again in 2007.And because a flower once bloomed that early on this spot not …
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I’m one of those kinds of gardeners, the kind who think that if you have a sunny spot with decent soil, you should grow some vegetables.In every place I’ve gardened, the first order of gardening …
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It seems we gardeners share more than a passing interest in the meteorologists’ holiday, Groundhog Day. We all want spring to arrive sooner rather than later, and if we can predict when it will …
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I'm having difficulty focusing today with the distraction of a carnival of starlings in my backyard.They squawk and sing and fight with each other and then take flight anytime I try to go outside to …
I was inexplicably drawn to the vegetable garden yesterday; I suppose to see how it looked under a foot of snow.All the usual clichés apply.The snow is like a fluffy, thick, blanket.It looks like …
