Tag Archives: beds

Jul 20 0 comments
Trowel and Error

A project almost complete…

We finally got our mulch!  And since the mulch is so hot, I really can’t put it out around plants quite yet.  BUT – I can put it out in the bed where I want to kill a lot of grass!! Now when I say hot, what I mean is literally HOT.  It is steaming.  […]

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Jul 17 0 comments
Trowel and Error

Yeah! High today of only 98 degrees!

I was able to stay in the garden until noon.  This is the first time all week that I have been able to spend much time at all out there without bursting into flames. So what did I do?  I pruned and tied up tomatos.  Did you know that it’s not necessary to plant entirely […]

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Apr 17 0 comments
Critters, Trowel and Error

To Dig Or Not To Dig

A friend, Julie,  asked to borrow a tiller the other day in order to till up part of her yard for a garden.  I don’t till.  I do have an antique tiller that worked quite well for my mother, but I’m too lazy (and environmentally conservative) to till.  I don’t want to hurt my earthworms, […]

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Apr 07 1 comments
Organic Garden Solutions

A Solution for Black Spot

The best solution for black spot is to get roses that are so vigorous that they aren’t susceptible.  There are plenty out there, but if you get a rose that succumbs to black spot that you just can’t give up on (and who hasn’t?) then there are several things you can do : Keep water […]

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Apr 06 0 comments
Trowel and Error

What about composting?

Composting is definitely worth the effort. You can buy some pretty fancy composters and I have a tumbling style that was given to me, but I haven’t really been pleased with any of the commercially available ones. At the Grapevine Botanical Gardens at Heritage Park (on Ball St.), the Gaylord Texan has donated a demonstration […]

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Mar 27 0 comments
Trowel and Error

Starting A New Bed

I have found that the laziest way to start a new garden bed is to start early.  Let nature do the work for you. If you are putting in a new bed, there is probably something already there that you don’t want.  If it is something like rocks, bushes, trees or very large and woody […]

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