Every new gardener seeking out knowledge will eventually be subjected to their fair share of folklore and superstition. I actually went seeking out some of more outlandish tales and stumbled upon the Blind Pig and the Acorn. Some of the…
Sweet Corn: Why You Should Ignore the Seed Packet
In a traditional farm setting, sweet corn is planted in rows three feet apart with plants every 8-12 inches. This spacing is designed to accommodate mammoth harvesting equipment. However three foot spacing is implausible in a home garden. The male and female…
May 15th Update: New Gate & Sod Cutting the Old Fashioned Way
Last year I had huge germination problems with sweet corn. After sowing countless seeds of Ambrosia and Bodacious in the loose, friable soil I’d established at the remote garden and getting virtually no result, I tried planting some in the…
Seed Starting Mix — When Leftovers Go Really Really Wrong!
Well I’m officially behind on getting ready for my gardening season here in the Piedmont of South Carolina. After 2 years co-gardening at a friend’s house down the road, we’ve gone our separate ways and I am now starting from…
Parsnips: Just Add Water
The instructions on the seed package for most carrots and parsnips are deceptively simple. Scatter seeds (or barely bury a seed tape impregnated with seeds) and “keep soil moist for several days”. What these instructions omit is that the seed…