by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Oct 5, 2012 | gardening101
As garden season winds down, it is a good idea to take some time to maintain your garden tools before you put them away for the winter. There are five parts to good tool care. Cleaning Ideally, you wash dirt off your tools after every use. Before you put them away...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Sep 24, 2012 | gardening101
American Toad For those of you who wish to use fewer and less toxic pesticides in the garden, you should attract toads to your garden. A single adult toad can eat 10,000 insect pests in a single summer. Toads eat most insects, including slugs, gypsy moths, and...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jan 30, 2012 | gardening101
Starting seeds indoors is a good way to save money and to grow seeds that require a longer growing season than you have in your area. It also allows you to grow vegetables that are uncommon cultivars for your area. Instead of buying whatever tomatoes the garden shop...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jan 17, 2012 | gardening101
Everywhere in North America is still undergoing a historic drought. Plants are dropping like flies from heat, stress, and lack of water. The Texas Forest Service is estimated to have lost ten percent of its’ trees from the drought, and other states are just as...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Dec 14, 2011 | gardening101
There are some special considerations when growing heirloom vegetables for food and seed in small plots. If you intend to save your seeds from at least some of your vegetables, you will need to do some things to make sure you get pure seed. Vegetables of the same...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Dec 2, 2011 | gardening101
Winter is a good time to tune your gardening tools. It is cold and wet and hard to do much outside, so cleaning and sharpening your tools is a good use of your time. Tools need two kinds of maintenance, in general. Edged tools need sharpening. All tools need a...
