Ants in my gardening pants
Maggie Wang, forum member and gardening gal, created one of the easiest ways to organize and decipher planting dates by using an Excel Spreadsheet. Gayla posted this chart last year, but its automated style makes it useful for this and years to come.
If you, like me,
one great big ol' job-distracting, e-mail notifying beep. So, imagine my surprise when today's
Are you, like me, sitting at your desk reading crafty blogs, itching to get home and work on your own projects? Sneak in a little bit of time to make your own wrapping paper there at work. Pssst: I won't tell if you
I'd never been a fan of cranberry sauce that is until I started making my own. If you have ever made jam before, cranberry sauce is much like making jam, and just as easy to can. With fresh cranberries readily available, now is the 
I first read about the missing 



Get seeds organized and in one place is a process I haven't been able to grasp yet. It is not easy when you collect and trade seeds. I have found seeds in bowls put away in the kitchen, seeds in packets in my drawers drawer,
like garlic and onions, beets and other tasty roots, cabbages and their cousins, and maybe some beans.
There are lots of
Now that the veggies are producing quite happily, I have a few weeks of down time before I start the cooler weather veggies. So my attention has turned to the birds. Birds are great to have around, they eat some grubby little insects I