Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
I almost didn't see the box tucked behind the flower pot by the front door. Who knows, it may have been there for a couple of days. But I did finally see it. Inside was my new-to-me copy of The …
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Beach after storms tossed seaweed onto the shore I watched as the old man picked up seaweed along the beach. He moved gingerly, picking up the seaweed with long tongs, the kind generally used to pick …
I feel obligated to tell the story of compost in my garden because too often new gardeners read about how to make compost and decide it is too complicated, too advanced for their level of …
Miss Twigg: The Compost-Heap I am surrounded by stacks of old gardening books trying to figure out which of hundreds of tidbits and treasures from these old books to include in a one hour …
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Out in the vegetable garden, the harvest continues on a near daily basis. I'm currently picking tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, summer squash, and for the first time this morning, …
Can more be said on the subject of compost? Apparently yes, more can be said on this subject.Someone requested that I show you all what my homemade compost sieve looks like.I made it myself from …
