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Archive: June, 2006

Off the Cuff Edging

Never one to adhere to tradition, I have started swallowing my grassy yard up with perennials and edibles. Several factors have prevented total success with the work so far, though, and a major one has been communication between my spouse and myself. This was especially apparent one evening

Gross

I've been waiting anxiously for my ladden blackcurrant bush to get enough heat for the currants to ripen for picking, and with the recent heat blast I was in luck. So this weekend I set out to pick pounds and pounds of the suckers to start various jelly,

an up & down spring of gardening

Well, I think I've been hesitant to post, in part because I've been very occupied with taking pics, printing pics, and posting them on flickr (it's easy to get VERY sucked into it), but also because it's been such an up and down spring garden season for me.

Abandoning the Plot

Yesterday as I looked out on my little garden and picked out the weeds, it occured to me that I won't get to see the fruits of my labour this year. In about three weeks I'll be gone, off to another city. The finalization of this happened only

Growing Hard Beans

Last week, said friend and I were having a drink and discussing the ups and downs of local eating. He happens to be something of a literal expert on the subject and is a true wealth of info on all foodstuffs local. In my dream

This Next Reviews “You Grow Girl” Book

- From: ThisNext (Summer 2006) thisnext.jpg "Great layout and images. Green-thumb guys shouldn't be afraid to check it out, too!" "this lovely book by gayla trail is just what i need to get my sad looking garden on my strip of balcony growing again. it's fun reading,

Craftsanity

Jennifer of the crafty podcast Craftsanity will be running a podcast interview with me next week. She is giving away one copy of the You Grow Girl book to the reader who submits the coolest eco-friendly craft by Saturday, June 24. You should also go there

CraftSanity Episode 23: Grow Your Own with Gayla Trail

Listen to the podcast here. "In this episode Gayla, 32, will tell us the story of how her website sprouted into the book (You Grow Girl: The Groundbreaking Guide to Gardening) and now a TV show in the making. In her book, Gayla presents great gardening information in

Feed Them to the Squirrels

Gardening is all about experimentation and adaptability. You can try and lock down a "method" but nature has its own ideas. Every gardening season is different for one reason or another. Often times it's large and subtle differences in the weather. Some years it's a

Deep Impact

Remember that movie Deep Impact, where there was that huge underground bunker they called "the Ark" for saving people and animals and plants and stuff, in order to survive the impending impact of the comets slamming into the earth? Well, this article reminded me of it: READ MORE...
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