Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
My sister sent me a text the other night asking if I still use plastic forks to keep the rabbits from eating my green bean seedlings. Yep, I sure do. I sent her back the current picture as …
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It would make a great Jeopardy game show clue. "The Man Who Grew Vegetable Marrows". The answer: "Who is Hercule Poirot?" We might also accept the answer, "What is the title of Chapter 3 of The …
I had some time, I had some seeds, so I decided to sow those seeds for a fall harvest in my vegetable garden. I put them all in one bed, the bed where squash plants met an early demise at the first …
I've picked peas from my little pea patch twice this week. Then I sat down and shelled out the peas. I shelled out about three quarts of peas from the first picking and about two quarts of peas from …
A 'German Johnson' tomato almost ready to pick Now is the time to answer The Great Tomato Question. Should I start my tomato plants from seeds or buy tomato plants at the garden center? I've done …
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Kale is a popular vegetable these days. Everywhere you go, people are clucking about how good it is for you. I see it in salads in restaurants and who doesn't like a little kale mixed in with their …
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