Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
This, my friends, is my black bean harvest. It is about three-fourths of a cup. And these beans tell us all we need to know about gardening. First, though some of us may appear to spend quite a …
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What is a dandelion summer? According to M. C. Beaton, who wrote about it in the cozy mystery, The Skeleton in the Closet (2001), a dandelion summer is a hot summer, foretold by an abundance of …
Garden fairies here! We are garden fairies and once again, we are compelled to post on this blog for reasons most obvious. Today's topic is the sweet corn in the Vegetable Garden …
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Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for August 2024. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, August is not the most flower-ful month of the year, but there are still plenty …
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Yes, I am reading another gardening book from the past. This time I have gone way back... Not to the 1950s. Not to the 192os. Further back than that. Grab your button-up shoes and …
Well, here we are in August already! Depending on how. your summer is going you might be thankful that we are rapidly approaching the "season of the pumpkin spice." Or maybe you are in …
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