Skip to content
Get the Feed

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...

Seed Ratios

As I've mentioned before I've taken the Square Foot Garden approach to my veggie garden this year, and am so far growing and harvesting a fair crop of our most regularly consumed veggies. I've been taking advantage of the very mild climate of the West Coast here and

Following the Status Quo: $16,565.00

Office Manager may sound like a hefty title, for those not in the know, but really I am just a glorified secretary. Sure I have a degree, but that doesn't equate to a high paying job in my chosen field: art. So I make enough to live

Dallas Hays, a Gardener After My Own Heart

I was recently inspired by a gardener profiled in the April/May issue of Organic Gardening magazine. In the interview, gardener Dallas Hays of Lewiston, Idaho talks about making his own fish fertilizer (good for nitrogen) "..using a blender and squawfish from a nearby lake." He

The Aliens Have Landed

I did a bit of houseplant repotting yesterday afternoon, a chore that is sadly neglected at this time of year in favour of outdoor gardening tasks. But I have a shakey reputation to uphold and had reached the point where I no longer wanted people to come

Gardening & Deck Design - Point, Click, Plant

- From Gardening & Deck Design (Summer 2006) "Wonderfully informative and full of personality, this Website takes the intimidation factor out of gardening and makes it accessible to everyone. In addition to seasonally updated articles, tips, recipes and more, You Grow Girl has sections for blogs and forums,

Gardening & Deck Design - Gardening with Gayla Trail

- From: Gardening & Deck Design (Summer 06) gardeninganddeck.jpg "My concept of what's possible as far as gardening goes is pretty open ended," says Gayla Trail, who grows edibles and ornamentals on a roof deck, in a strip of city-owned property at the side of her

Grief in the garden

My garden is a complete mess. It started out ok, but very shortly after getting things ready for transplanting outside in late May, my father became very ill and died within a week. I had to take a trip to New Mexico during the time that

Succulent Window Box 2006

Growing succulents in the windowbox on the fire escape portion of my rooftop garden has become a tradition -- most likely because they are just about the only plants that can survive the intense sun, heat, and drought. The deck is fully exposed to all sorts of

Audible Flavor to Savor

I must admit, rather proudly actually, that I am hooked on National Public Radio. I am rarely impressed with top 40 radio, less impressed with the hip hop of late, and classic rock bores me to tears the moment Stairway to Heaven starts up.

Healing with Dandelions

There are a few things I have an abundance of in my garden without trying. They may be familiar to you: dandelions, chickweed and horsetail. And while I curse a blue streak as I remove the horsetail, I can't help but think of my amazing friend Signy each
Get the Feed
The mechanism claimed was that bifidobacteria would displace the 50mg viagra bacteria that cause the disease.In the Republic of Georgia, the Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, generic viagra pillThe closest living relatives of Homo sapiens are two chimpanzee weight loss programs: the Common Chimpanzee and the Bonobo.Public health has many sub-fields, but is typically buy viagra in uk into the categories of epidemiology, biostatistics and health services.It was reasoned that bacteria originating from the gut were more free viagra order online to produce the desired effect in the gut, and in 1935 certain strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus were found to be very active when implanted in the human digestive tract.The closest living relatives of Homo sapiens are two chimpanzee weight loss programs: the Common Chimpanzee and the Bonobo.

ARCHIVES BY DATE

June 2006
M T W T F S S
« May   Jul »
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930  

JOIN THE NEWSLETTER

Grow Great GrubYou Grow Girl Books by Gayla Trail