Old pictures tell some interesting stories and often remind us of details long forgotten.My Dad always enjoyed working in his garden, especially the vegetable garden. I have a vision of that garden in my mind, and can tell you how he rowed up his vegetables and what he planted where. And I remember that he always had a row of flowers along the edge of the garden.But until I found this picture, I did not remember that he once grew a zinnia that was over six feet tall.That might not be a world … [Read more...] about Where The Zinnias Were Six Feet Tall
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Potting Soil Recipes?
What is your favorite potting soil recipe?Several years ago, my sister gave her 3 daughters recipe file boxes for Christmas and asked everyone to write down their favorite recipes on those little recipe cards to put in their stockings.I stewed for days, weeks, over what recipes I should share, primarily because I don’t have a bunch of recipes written down. (Yes, I cook from memory and taste! Actually that’s not entirely true or even remotely true. I just have no “family favorite” that everyone … [Read more...] about Potting Soil Recipes?
Once You Learn About Soil, It WIll Never Be Dirt Again
Don’t you just love the first whiff of fresh peat moss when you open a brand new bag of seed starting mix? It’s the middle of winter, the air in the house is stale with the odors of whatever you cooked for dinner, but that is all forgotten when you open a new bag of seed starting mix and smell that smell you’ve been missing, but didn’t know you were missing. It’s like opening up a fresh can of ground coffee. You pause just for a minute to savor it before getting down to the business of sowing … [Read more...] about Once You Learn About Soil, It WIll Never Be Dirt Again
