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Category Archives: Garden
Soil Blocks Update
On the Starting Seeds page, I showed how to use a soil block mold for starting seeds. After much experimenting, I have made a few modifications to the process. I no longer try to pack the soil mixture in tighter … Continue reading
Sweet Potato Update
Our first crop of sweet potatoes was a major disappointment. Although the plants were extremely vigorous, they produced only a few potatoes when it came time to dig them up. In addition, their extensive root system seemed to take over … Continue reading
Saving Eggplant Seeds
Eggplant seeds are processed much like tomatoes. The main difference is that tomatoes are allowed to ferment in the same liquid that is used to separate the seeds, while eggplant fruit is rotted first and then added to water to … Continue reading
How Much Okra?
Sometimes it just helps to see how much a given area can produce rather than reading numbers on a spreadsheet. Okra, beside being something I thoroughly enjoy, is a very prolific producer. Here are two photos – the first showing … Continue reading
Three Tools
There are three basic garden tools that I consider to be necessities. These are the ones that I use constantly. Stainless steel garden trowel. I have several garden trowels around, but this is my favorite. It is solidly made and … Continue reading
Never Prune Okra
Several months ago, I decided to try an experiment. I pruned back several okra plants by cutting a few inches off the top. The idea was to see if, as happens with some plants, pruning makes it more productive. In … Continue reading
Squirrel Traps
One of the most serious pests that I have to deal with in the garden is squirrels. They either completely destroy the fruit, or they will eat just enough to spoil it and then move on to the next plant … Continue reading
Hot Weather Crops
Here in The South, the intense summer heat limits your garden to only those few plant varieties that can truly handle the heat. Fall, Winter, and Spring gardens are when we get the nice lush growth, but with the heat … Continue reading
Fried Okra
One of the very few things that will grow even during the hottest part of the summer is okra. It not only grows, it thrives. Once it starts producing, picking okra is literally a daily task. Okra must be picked … Continue reading
Lessons Learned – Part 1
I’m titling this one “Part 1″, not because I have a “Part 2″ in mind, but because learning new things is an on-going process. I’ll write “Part 2″ (and 3, and 4, and …) as soon as I have more … Continue reading