There are so many approaches to making compost – tumbling or big bins, heaps that you may or may not turn, composting worms, hugelkultur, etc. I had thought of trying the Geoff Lawton method of making compost in 18 days, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Gardening issues
It’s that time again, that horrible time, when I keep finding freshly hatched caterpillar hordes on my plants. And not just those caterpillars where one egg is laid here, and another there. No, those horrible hairy caterpillars whose eggs are … Continue reading
Remember the “miraculous” papaya plant I started from a stem cutting? And remember how I “let” it get root bound and still managed to rescue it? Well, the poor plant has not overcome all possible obstacles yet. The unfortunate result … Continue reading
I love that feeling of picking fruits off plants and being able to eat them immediately, and lately we’ve been able to do just that with mulberries. As is now my practice, I prune the plant hard once fruiting season … Continue reading