Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Once again, as I laid my seed packets on the counter at the check-out, the cashier felt the need to tell me that she had a black thumb and couldn't grow anything. I had three choices. I could …
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Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for February 2024. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6b garden in central Indiana, February has brought sunshine and some warmer temperatures, and the crocuses …
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What is a proper plant label? Clearly, this isn't a proper plant label because the writing has worn off. I have no idea what it is marking, but it is out in a flower bed where I was weeding the …
Indianapolis, IN - The first crocuses opened up on Thursday, February 1st in the back lawn of gardener, Carol Michel. Michel reports that the previous year she spotted the first crocus on January …
It all started with "girl math," which is a thing that popped up one day on social media, and then grew and grew, and now there are all kinds of maths out there, including gardener math. One …
I'm now entering into dangerous territory as I continue to read The Little Kitchen Garden by Dorothy Giles, written in 1926. Danger, as in nine bean rows. And no, I don't know how long those rows …
