Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Even experienced gardeners have their troubles at times. Out in my vegetable garden, something has eaten all the leaves off the pole beans and edamame. My guess is it is rabbits doing the …
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Over the last several weeks, I viewed thousands of picture of gardens I've taken in the last six years, which is nearly every picture I've taken in the last six years. I was looking for pictures to …
Oh, the angst! I put down the book and looked out the window. Still winter! I checked the calendar. Still winter! I picked up the book again and continued reading. I put it down again and gazed …
Lure of the Vegetable Garden (New York Times, July 11, 1908) "The last word in vegetable gardening has surely been said by Miss Ida D. Bennett in her book, "The Vegetable Garden," (the McClure …
I'm still thinking about books by Ida D. Bennett. In addition to The Flower Garden (1903, 1910), she also wrote a book called The Vegetable Garden (1909). Even though I don't own this particular …
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Apparently, I am growing some odd, obscure vegetables, like okra. Five of the first five co-workers I asked could not identify the okra I brought in to work for another co-worker who specifically …
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