So I have a confession to make. In the 7 years I have gardened (4 years in Houston, 3 years in South Carolina), I have managed to do so without having a soil test. A lot of folks do not…
2017 Tomato Update #1
Like all bloggers, I must apologize for not posting more often. I confess that most of the little updates I do end up on Facebook in the Growing Tomatoes group. So far it has been mostly drama-free and there are…
Labor Day 2017 Garden Update
We’ve just past Labor Day here in the US, and other than a Sungold plant which keeps on cranking out sweet day-glow orange cherry tomatoes, the rest of the garden has pretty much ground to a screeching halt. I’ve pulled…
Watermelon Success!
I love Watermelon, but I cannot say the feeling has been mutual over the years.
My Current Garden Plan for 2016
If you’re curious about this year’s garden plan, here’s the details. I’m definitely tomato-heavy this year. If I end up putting a zillion jars of sauce, then I will back off and try other crops next year. The broccoli, brussels…
May 25th Update: Ambrosia Corn, 2nd Batch of Tomatoes Planted
It’s long since time to get sweet corn in the ground. In lieu of using a tiller, I thought the next best thing would be to add a couple bags of GardenPro Topsoil. Normally topsoil is rather heavy stuff and a…
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…
May 4th Update: Transplants In, More on the Way
Raised beds have been built and cardboard placed under the trucked-in soil to smother the weeds. Of course Sebastian helped! Fence and gate have been built and installed (which Sebastian did not appreciate). I started my tomato seeds in February…