OG Weekend Link Love: Week of 6/22 - 6/28
Sunday June 29, 2008
Here are some of my favorite posts from the garden blogosphere from this past week. Happy surfing!
If you're interested in growing potatoes, there's still time. About Gardening guide Marie Iannotti ... Read More
Pruning Tomato Plants
Thursday June 26, 2008
If you grow tomatoes, you've probably heard about pruning them, or pinching out the suckers. But where does a sucker grow on a tomato plant? And how do you go ... Read More
It's Not Too Late to Start Your Vegetable Garden
Monday June 23, 2008
So, with all the news of salmonella-infested tomatoes and the high cost of groceries, maybe you're regretting that you didn't get your vegetable garden in this year. You've resigned yourself ... Read More
Protecting the Berries
Saturday June 21, 2008
As we welcome the first day of summer, my mind is on the berry harvest. More specifically, it's on keeping more of it for myself, instead of finding my perfectly-ripened ... Read More
Volunteer Tomatoes
Tuesday June 17, 2008
I was preparing to turn my compost pile yesterday, when I noticed a bunch of plants growing happily on one side of the bin. As I got closer, I was ... Read More
What To Do With All Those Dandelions
Monday June 16, 2008
One of the benefits of not spraying your lawn with herbicides is that when you do get around to pulling weeds, you have the option of actually doing something with ... Read More
Weekend OG Link Love: Week of June 8th - June 15th
Sunday June 15, 2008
It's been another busy week in the garden blogosphere. Here are some of my favorite posts from this past week.
Kenny Point over at Veggie Gardening Tips encourages us to keep ... Read More
As the Spinach Bolts....
Saturday June 14, 2008
I turn to leafy greens that are just as (and often more) nutritious and much slower to bolt. I love spinach, but it has a short lifespan here in my ... Read More
Have You Weeded Your Garden Today?
Friday June 13, 2008
It's National Weed Your Garden Day! Weeders of the gardening world, rejoice! If you've been putting off taking care of those pesky dandelions, this is the perfect day to tackle ... Read More
Salmonella-Free Tomatoes: Grow Your Own!
Thursday June 12, 2008
With the recent outbreak of Salmonella-tainted tomatoes, restaurants and stores across the country are pulling tomatoes from their offerings. With the very unhelpful "linked to raw plum, Roma and round ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday: Rosebud
Wednesday June 11, 2008
I love this pretty, coral-pink rose in my side yard. I don't know what variety it is. It was one of those bargain rosebushes at my local hardware store. This ... Read More
Weekend OG Link Love: Week of June 1st - June 7th
Sunday June 8, 2008
It's been a busy week in the blogosphere. Veggie gardens are offering their bounty, perennials are in all their showy glory, and all of those plans we made during the ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday: Strawberry Anticipation
Wednesday June 4, 2008
For more great photos, check out the main Wordless Wednesday site!
Vegetable Gardening Gains Popularity in the Face of High Gas and Produce Prices
Monday June 2, 2008
An article in last week's Chicago Sun-Times reports that vegetable gardening is seeing an surge in popularity as people look for ways to save money in the face of the ... Read More
It's Cabbage Worm Season
Sunday June 1, 2008
I've noticed the first few Cabbage White butterflies fluttering around my kale. The gardener in me cringes, knowing that they're only there to lay their eggs, which will hatch into ... Read More