Subject: Hardiness, Heat, & Soil Temps
Hardiness, Heat, & Soil Temps
May 24th, 2023 at 8:50 pm EDTGreetings Friend! Sharing a few resources, should you be interested or in need. We learned a few things that we didn't know that we didn't know as we researched these topics, so sharing here in case you're interested: Hardiness Zones Map (learned a f ...
Edible Basil Seeds!
May 22nd, 2023 at 9:10 am EDTGarden Greetings, Friend! Hoping you enjoyed your weekend and are off to a great start! As you know by now, we love learning and growing... growing and learning. And it seems that the more we learn, the more we discover there is to learn about the wo ...
Calendula, aka Pot Marigold
May 20th, 2023 at 8:59 am EDTGood Morning! You may already be out in the garden... mornings in the garden are the absolute best! Planting of various things are going on each week, and there's lots of lemon balm and mint to harvest and dry, so the dehydrator will soon be humming ...
Avoid Metal Hummingbird Feeders
May 18th, 2023 at 6:15 am EDTGarden Greetings! We’ve been using the attractive glass and copper hummingbird feeders, until now. We’ve changed them out just this weekend after discovering an issue that caused us to research whether metal hummingbird feeders are safe for our b ...
Red Plastic Mulch for Tomatoes
May 16th, 2023 at 9:23 am EDTThis is a snapshot (or 2 or 4! 😊) from last week on installing this for our tomato beds. If you're interested in the pros and cons of red plastic mulch for tomatoes, you may find the article and accompanying video Coleman did helpful. Feel free to ...
Spider Mite Predators
May 15th, 2023 at 5:26 pm EDTSpider Mite PredatorsRecently, a GardensAll friend mentioned that she had spider mite problems afflicting her plants indoors and out. So that problem sent us into the research on spider mite predators. Although chemical pesticides can be effective ag ...
Wild Lettuce (and Look-alikes)
May 9th, 2023 at 6:06 am EDTEdible wild lettuce (Lactuca spp.) is a wild plant native to Europe that has spread throughout other parts of the world. Typically considered a weed plant, it is also known as “opium lettuce”. Some think that wild lettuce is toxic because of it ...
Wood Sorrel
May 8th, 2023 at 11:12 am EDTAs you probably know by now, we love discovering new (to us) plants on our woodland walks, (as well as the weeds in our yard and garden)! One recent discovery for our area in the Piedmont of North Carolina, zone 7, is this one little patch of Oxalis ...
Herbs for Seasonal Allergies
May 7th, 2023 at 8:54 pm EDTGARDEN GREETINGS! If your love of gardening and being out in nature is hampered by allergies, this article on herbs that help with seasonal allergies and sinusitis may benefit you. There are more, so this is just a short list of some of them. There a ...
Native Wildflowers
May 4th, 2023 at 6:22 am EDTGarden Greetings! Planting native plants strengthens your ecosystem, so we'll be doing more articles on native plants. We started with our state, but most of these NC native flowers encompass many other areas of the US as well. We'd enjoy hearing wha ...