Gardening Question of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2008
(Via Gardening Question of the Day (from the Old Farmer's Almanac))
What is the best location for a cold frame? (answer).![]()
What is the best location for a cold frame? (answer).
From The Old Farmer's Almanac.
Ricky Raccoon is Back in Town!
(Via gardenauthor)
Photo: Kevin D. Arvin, Bugwood.org
Full disclosure: This is not 'Ricky,' but a reasonable facsimile,
perhaps an "understudy."
Photo: Kevin D. Arvin, Bugwood.orgFull disclosure: This is not 'Ricky,' but a reasonable facsimile,
perhaps an "understudy."
There he was in the pre-dawn, lumbering across my backyard. Startled, as I raised the window sash to hurry him along, he turned into an olympic athlete... scaling a wire fence, jumping down onto the neighbor's lawn, sprinting across the yard, up and over another fence, disappearing down the hill, through the brush and finally, skirting the swamp (Lily Pond).
This siting was actually a bit scary, what you might describe as a close call. Lucy and I had just come in from the yard. It was starting to get light, so I hadn't bothered with the floodlights. Fortunately, Lucy had stayed in another part of the yard, with me. You can have daylight savings time - I want my early, well-lit mornings back! Anyway, my Chihuahua-mix would have been no match for any raccoon, let alone this particular beast.
Given to momentary hyperbole, I later told my mother he was the size of a Buick... OK, maybe a Volkswagon Beetle. Honestly, I see my share of raccoons, with the swamp down back, and I have never seen one this big. He had a gorgeous coat and actually looked fat and healthy. Here comes spring and all the creatures, great and small!
©Deb Lambert 2008
This siting was actually a bit scary, what you might describe as a close call. Lucy and I had just come in from the yard. It was starting to get light, so I hadn't bothered with the floodlights. Fortunately, Lucy had stayed in another part of the yard, with me. You can have daylight savings time - I want my early, well-lit mornings back! Anyway, my Chihuahua-mix would have been no match for any raccoon, let alone this particular beast.
Given to momentary hyperbole, I later told my mother he was the size of a Buick... OK, maybe a Volkswagon Beetle. Honestly, I see my share of raccoons, with the swamp down back, and I have never seen one this big. He had a gorgeous coat and actually looked fat and healthy. Here comes spring and all the creatures, great and small!
©Deb Lambert 2008
What could be the worst thing to find in your garden?
(Via Gardening Tips 'n' Ideas)
"Gardening" and "Discovery" go hand-in-hand when it comes to enjoying our yards. We like to find things pop up from seemingly nowhere and surprise us. Like, the first daffodil declaring that Spring is near. Or, a seedling that has self-sown itself in another part of the garden.
"Gardening" and "Discovery" go hand-in-hand when it comes to enjoying our yards. We like to find things pop up from seemingly nowhere and surprise us. Like, the first daffodil declaring that Spring is near. Or, a seedling that has self-sown itself in another part of the garden.
But there are times when finding something in our garden may not be received as enthusiastically as those things. Here are some gardeners who got a little more than they bargained for;
- A 3-year old boy found a loaded gun in his garden
- There was an unexploded bomb found in this UK garden.
- This gardener hit a live grenade with his shovel while digging in his backyard
- One Welsh couple returned from holiday to find raw sewage flooding through their yard
- Perhaps the odd medical document might be more to your liking
- A double whammy came when a pensioner found a crashed light aicraft carrying a convicted drug smuggler.
- This Scottish mum discovered a bag of asbestos taking up space on her garden path.
- Still in Scotland, a migratory bird that normally heads to Kenya for the winter ended up here for the first time in recorded history.
- And finally, what about body parts at the back of someone else's garden?
So, next time you feel cheated at finding a snail hideout under a rusty bucket remember - it could have been much worse. At least snails don't explode (although it might not be so bad if they did!).
Garden Techniques - How to Deal With Frost Damaged Plants
(Via Home and Family: Gardening Articles from EzineArticles.com)
Spring is a time when you can often get caught out by an unexpected frost. We have had a couple of vicious frosts after relatively balmy days, and this can be lethal for plants that get caught and are unprotected too. How do you recognise the signs, and what can you do?
Spring is a time when you can often get caught out by an unexpected frost. We have had a couple of vicious frosts after relatively balmy days, and this can be lethal for plants that get caught and are unprotected too. How do you recognise the signs, and what can you do?
Starting Garden Seeds Indoors
(Via Home and Family: Gardening Articles from EzineArticles.com)
It can be easy and inexpensive to start garden seeds indoors for spring planting. Here at The Garden Glove, we use several methods. Method #1- Purchase an inexpensive dome style seed starter from your local garden center or discount store.
It can be easy and inexpensive to start garden seeds indoors for spring planting. Here at The Garden Glove, we use several methods. Method #1- Purchase an inexpensive dome style seed starter from your local garden center or discount store.
Best Drought Tolerant Garden Plants
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Most areas of the country are seeing a big change in the way we plant a garden. Water is becoming more and more a precious commodity and most gardeners are trying to find ways to plant a drought tolerant garden. Planting your garden with drought resistant plants doesn't have to be limited to flowers that look like bracken most of the year, or cacti and succulents that hardly speak to your need for a cottage garden.
Most areas of the country are seeing a big change in the way we plant a garden. Water is becoming more and more a precious commodity and most gardeners are trying to find ways to plant a drought tolerant garden. Planting your garden with drought resistant plants doesn't have to be limited to flowers that look like bracken most of the year, or cacti and succulents that hardly speak to your need for a cottage garden.
How To Plant And Care For A New Tree
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Planting a new tree in the garden requires some planning beforehand. Also, you'd need to know how to properly place a tree and keep it alive in the garden, until it becomes established, and you reap the fruits of your labor.
Planting a new tree in the garden requires some planning beforehand. Also, you'd need to know how to properly place a tree and keep it alive in the garden, until it becomes established, and you reap the fruits of your labor.
How to Water and Care for Your Bonsai Plant
(Via Home and Family: Gardening Articles from EzineArticles.com)
Don't you water a bonsai like any other plant? The answer is absolutely not. Bonsai are very particular and specific and how to treat them will depends on lots of factors including environment and climate. There are lots of different species of bonsai that use water at different rates, they grow at different rates in their different growing cycles.
Don't you water a bonsai like any other plant? The answer is absolutely not. Bonsai are very particular and specific and how to treat them will depends on lots of factors including environment and climate. There are lots of different species of bonsai that use water at different rates, they grow at different rates in their different growing cycles.
