Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Neighbors don't talk over the fence much anymore, do they?If you lived next door to me, here's what we would chat about this evening."Did you read that the water company around here wastes one billion …
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If you don't like your weather forecast, you can have mine. We should hit 90 degrees or higher every day for the next five days. And there is no rain in sight, not even a pop up thunderstorm. Just …
Cut thistle in May, They grow in a day.Cut them in June,That is too soon.Cut them in July,Then they will die.I wonder what will happen if I cut the thistle in August? Will it be a bust? I'm going to …
In my neighborhood, in my family, in my circle of friends and co-workers, I think I am the only one. Perhaps, hopefully, if I post about it, I'll find out that I am not the only one, after all.Yes, I …
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Patience in the garden is one thing, persistence is quite another.Patience is about waiting, persistence is about not giving up.Last summer, I lamented that I could not get a decent harvest of green …
Did you ever think about how much waiting gardeners do?I'm currently waiting for my sweet corn ears to fill out. I've spent less time obsessing over the corn this year, except for that one day when I …
