Weeds
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5 Ways to Naturally Eliminate Weeds!
The Home Garden &bull Feb 3, 2012
The complete and total elimination of garden weeds is every gardener's dream! And to do so organically or naturally just makes it all the more thrilling! Weed seeds can lie dormant for many years. Just because you eliminate them once… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Groundcovers
- Weeds
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Gardening Nightmares!
Meadowview Thymes &bull Feb 1, 2012
Not this year. Instead, I am watching the weeds grow--namely the wild carolina geraniums. Oh I am so mad about all these weeds. You can see this bluebonnet in the middle of the mess, but this plant is a nice… Full Story »
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Easy Pseudo-succulents: Albuca bracteata (aka Pregnant Onion)
Dave's Garden &bull Jan 30, 2012
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. I have so many succulents in the yard and in pots that I sometimes start overlooking the ones that need the least attention and spend most of my time messing with the ones that are more likely to have problems, or are particularly beautiful. Among these myriad overlooked plants I have multiple species of Ornithogalum and Albuca, though only several of these plants has a species name. The rest I got unnamed and I still don't know what they are. One of these… Full Story »
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Wait, Weeding IS Gardening
The Grackle &bull Jan 30, 2012
I'll never forget talking one day with a well-known local landscape designer when he said something to the effect that he didn't think of it as "weeding" but as "gardening." Ignoring the fact that we were at that moment watching… Full Story »
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Of Gnomes and Dragons - 45 Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford, England
Ledge and Gardens &bull Jan 27, 2012
This week's Flight of Fancy takes us to the town of Chelmsford, Essex, England. In June of 2011 the garden at 45 Waterhouse Lane was visited by twenty plus avid American gardeners. The busy street in front of the house was a challenge to negotiate for those of us used to looking to our left for oncoming traffic. With the help of one of our own, we all managed a safe crossing to the saucy salmon colored home situated between two lovely but less distinctive dwellings. In addition to the color, the front garden of our destination home also stood… Full Story »
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Planting Seeds in My Raised Bed Circle
The Home Garden &bull Jan 26, 2012
My center circle is made from concrete retaining wall blocks. Concrete can make some excellent raised beds since it doesn't rot and doesn't need much in the way of special assembly techniques if you keep the garden low. Most of… Full Story »
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Dandelion to the Rescue Harvest Monday
The Veggie Patch Re-imagined &bull Jan 23, 2012
This fall, among the beets, parsnips and carrots, I dug out of the ground, I also collected dandelion roots. They were stored in fall leaves in a pot in our cellar. About a month ago, I started taking them out… Full Story »
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Winter "Weeds"
The Grackle &bull Jan 22, 2012
This time of year, there are a few weeds that make themselves quite well known around here. I think it's rather pretty myself, and is adding some nice purple color to the garden at the moment. That said, it is… Full Story »
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Prune and mulch backyard berries in winter, for great summer fruits
Dave's Garden &bull Jan 19, 2012
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. Winter weather is not for gardeners. We have few chances to enjoy the garden, and fewer timely tasks to call us out there. But some garden specimens need winter maintenance. Your berry bushes and plants are among them. No heavy duty work here, the job is just enough to give you a dose of fresh air, sunshine and "vitamin G" on a not-so-frigid winter day. Mulch and weed control are important to bountiful fruit crops. Mulch wards off those… Full Story »
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Morning in the Cemetery
Organic Gardening &bull Jan 18, 2012The farmer who lost his wife just 2 months earlier stood before me in his tan slacks and open blue shirt. His disheveled cowboy hat was cocked back on his brow. He squinted in the sunlight as he explained that here in this quiet, windswept cemetery lay his wife, her name carved into a small cross at the head of her tomb. He hadn't shaved in a few days and I thought could sense sadness in his words… Full Story »
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Building Raised Garden Beds for Organic Gardening with Vegetables, Flowers and Herbs
Healthy Vegetable Garden Beds &bull Dec 31, 2011
Hi I am Doug Green from www.douggreensgarden.con and I want to demonstrate you how to develop raised garden beds with a minimal of fuss and muss. Carpentry comes 1st - The very first stage after nailing together the boards (they're… Full Story »
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What's the best way to eliminate lawn weeds?
SF Gate - Golden Gate Gardener &bull Dec 30, 2011
Q: I just read your article on Japanese Anemone (Golden Gate Gardener, Nov. 13) and agree, they are impossible to get rid of. I too made the mistake of planting them and have regretted it ever since. Full Story »
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Garden Resolutions 2012
Horticulture Magazine &bull Dec 27, 2011Garden Logic's online gardening design program! Stick to the list, stick to the budget. I always go plant shopping with a list of just what I want/need to get and an idea of how much I want to spend. Generally… Full Story »
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Weeding Out the Competition
Grow Better Veggies &bull Dec 26, 2011
Recently on the farm, we've spent a lot of effort eliminating competition for our beneficial perennials. Or, more simply put: we've pulled lots of weeds! Weeds have long been despised by many, due to their penchant for disturbing the aesthetics… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Apple
- Blackberry
- Thistle
- Weeds
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Merry Christmas
Outside Clyde &bull Dec 25, 2011
From a bit south of Outside Clyde. Hope you all had a most pleasant day.As you travel through the garden of life take a little time to pull a few weeds.Yes I spent a little time on Christmas morning pulling… Full Story »
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Garden Tip: Finished reading the day's Bee? Turn it into mulch
Sacramento Bee - Home and Garden &bull Dec 24, 2011
Another use for your Bee: Mulch it. Newsprint makes effective, low-cost mulch. Use at least six pages to get enough thickness to block out weeds while retaining moisture. You can top the newsprint with bark to make it more attractive.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Weeds
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The Triumph of the Commons
Garden Rant &bull Dec 24, 2011
Whether you are in full holiday-spirit mode or merely grumbling about the shopping requirement, here is a bit of inspiration for a Friday morning: Bill Murphy, one of the most charismatic and interesting people I went to high school with. Thanks to the magic of Facebook, I've learned that he is also a visionary gardener. Fourteen years ago, he decided to save the Corwin Street Community Garden in San Francisco's Eureka Valley out of the irritated sense that an… Full Story »
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Beginning a Garden
In the Charamon Garden &bull Dec 20, 2011
The first step is to clear the soil of weeds. If it is covered with Bermuda grass, you have some work to do. You must kill the grass either by covering it with black plastic for several months in the summer. In West Texas, your soil, like mine, will be alkaline. It will probably be some variation on clay. Actually,… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Garden fork
- Weeds
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Harvesting for the Holidays Monday
The Veggie Patch Re-imagined &bull Dec 12, 2011
Today we harvested our Christmas tree from the small group of spruce planted, I think, for that purpose. Most are a bit overgrown so work better as an animal refuge rather than as a holiday decoration. My girls told me… Full Story »
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Harvesting for the Holidays Monday
The Veggie Patch Re-imagined &bull Dec 12, 2011
Today we harvested our Christmas tree from the small group of spruce planted, I think, for that purpose. Most are a bit overgrown so work better as an animal refuge rather than as a holiday decoration. My girls told me… Full Story »
