Garden Blog
Friction Tape
Here is a solution for those of you have garden tools with slippery handles. LaVille likes this pruner mainly because it is so light, but she recently got a painful pinch when her hand slipped forward down the handles. The arrow indicates the guilty point. I’ve...
Drip System Repair
If you have a drip system in your garden, you will sooner or later have leaks. Most commonly these are caused by severing a half inch supply line with a shovel, but there are numerous other causes like critter damage. The tubing shown in the first photo was damaged...
Summer Pot Watering
You know the rule about watering potted plants—water until the water runs through. I watered the plant that LaVille is holding just last night. Well, water did run through, but look at the dry section she is pointing out. I was surprised at how quickly the passion...
Got Knitting Needles?
It has been a long time since I sent out a blog. No one has complained, but I will ignore the possible inference. I just watched a video on TikTok (yes, I watch TikTok a lot). It showed another technique for testing the moisture content of a potted plant. Ya know...
Got Butterflies?
Finally, an article that should have meaning to almost every reader. Everyone I know loves butterflies. Their flash of color and erratic flight cannot help but put a smile on your face and improve your spirits. Now, if you wish this to happen to your face and...
Watering Wand Problems
Many months ago, I recommended the H2O WORKS water wand—the one pictured below. And it is a great wand . . . until the spray head gets clogged. In my first article, I lauded the tremendous number of holes in the spray head—hundreds! These create a fine spray that...
Scraper Tool
I just love it when club members go to the trouble of showing me a new garden tool. This one came from Lorraine. The photo is a little misleading in that it shows both a blue and a green plastic scraper. When you buy the Scrigit brand, you either get blue narrow...
Burning Desires Gone Bad
If you have followed my blogs, you will remember how I have touted the benefits of controlling weeds by burning them. The main advantage is that the weed seeds are destroyed along with the weed. My experience with weed burning has evolved over the years. The first...
Miracle Worker
You must have noticed that the cooler weather and recent rain has really slowed down gardening chores—that is other than trying to keep up with the constant deluge of fallen leaves. With extra time available, LaVille and I have resumed going to estate sales. Last...