Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
My stack of seed catalogs seems to grow each time I go out to the mailbox.Burpee, Jung Seeds & Plants, Territorial Seed Company, Select Seeds, Pinetree Garden Seeds, Thompson & Morgan, Totally …
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Do you know what you call tree seedlings that come up all over the garden?Tree-weeds.Yes, they are weeds. But there are some gardeners who get all “funny” about pulling tree seedlings as weeds, …
It seems that everyone wants to push the seasons.I haven’t even raked the first fallen leaf and already the mailman has delivered the first seed catalog of the season. It’s from the same company that …
The last of my seed orders arrived in the mail today and now I have all the seeds I need and want for my 2008 garden.It's hard to imagine that I could be sowing some of my seeds outside in just a few …
There is a whole ritual that most of us gardeners follow when we acquire seeds. You know the routine.First, we get the seed catalogs. We look through them, read the descriptions, and dream of a …
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Brought to you by popular vote, tonight’s “pick a post” is about turnips.Brassica rapa. The common turnip. Why have I never tried to grow turnips in my garden? I’m an experienced gardener; I’m getting …
