Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Dear Esteemed and Potential Members of the Society for the Preservation and Propagation of Old-Time Gardening Wisdom, Lore, and Superstition (SPPOTGWLS or “the Society”),It has occurred to me, your …
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How many hand pruners do you have?Continuing my “great household purge”, I headed out to the garage this morning and began sorting, cleaning, pitching, sweeping and otherwise re-organizing all the …
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What do you really need to be a gardener?You need a place to garden, a plot of land. It could be as small as a four inch clay pot filled with dirt or big enough to be measured in acres.You need some …
There are gardeners who claim they don't use hoes in their gardens. And then there are gardeners like Dee of Red Dirt Rambling who have more than one hoe, and freely admit it.There is, after all, no …
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Why would someone have a hoe in their house?I posted earlier in June about superstitions related to gardening, including a few that related to hoes:“If you carry a hoe, spade, or shovel in the house, …
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Two of the hardest jobs in the garden are breaking new ground and cultivating existing beds to get them ready for planting. Every gardener seems to be looking for new ways, better ways, to make these …
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