Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Would you like to know how to put together the perfect Bacon-Lettuce-and-Tomato sandwich? If yes, you've come to the right place. Let's get started. A Little Background Info I once watched …
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I've recently encountered a few gardeners who never sow seeds. The idea of opening up a packet full of seeds and sowing them somewhere in their garden is foreign to them. Seeds are a mystery they …
San Marzano tomatoes I'm growing San Marzano tomatoes in my garden this season. San Marzano tomatoes are supposed to be the "gold standard" of paste-type tomatoes, with thick walls and very few …
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Anyone know what this new-to-me vegetable is in my garden this season? If you guessed Glycine max, soybeans, you would be correct! In particular this is 'Midori Giant' from Nature's Crossroads, …
I don't know where the saying "knee high by the fourth of July" came from in regards to corn, but I'd be worried if we arrived at this point of summer and my corn was still just knee high.But no …
Are you a staker or a cager?I’m a staker because my Dad was a staker, so I assume his brothers and sister are stakers, too, and that perhaps my grandparents were stakers, but I don’t know for sure.We …
