More and more people are spitting into a little tube, mailing the tube filled with their spittle to a DNA lab, and then eagerly awaiting a report to show them, by percentages, where their ancestors …
Deciding
Wouldn't it be nice if all we had to decide in a garden is which flowers to take pictures of? Yesterday, February 25th, I had several choices. The sun coaxed open more than a few flowers, including a …
I’ve sprung
I've sprung. Yesterday, I set a new personal record for the earliest day to plant pansies in containers on my front porch. February 20th. Though I do not need a defense for my actions, if anyone …
Gardening with a GPS
Some gardeners would probably like a GPS system to tell them exactly what to plant and where to plant it to reach their goal of having a nice garden. They would program their gardening goal into …
For Immediate Release: First Bloom of the Year
I am pleased to report that I spotted the first bloom of the year, a lovely crocus in the back lawn. Oh, and it has a buddy, too. Get it. BUDdy? This is not the earliest I've found a bloom in …
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Open the seed packet
"Open the seed packet". That's my motto for this year. Open the seed packet, sow those seeds, and enjoy whatever grows from them. Of course within reason. I don't want to grow weeds. But there …
