This Saturday at the Tallahassee Mall parking lot (Monroe street side), the City of Tallahassee is sponsoring a compost bin sale. These awesome composters are a steal at $30.00 each. The sale happens from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. From past experience, I can tell you that they will sell out long before 3:00 and [...]
Kenny’s raised bed garden is doing well despite the recent flooding. He’s tried something new to stake the tomatoes: bamboo with branches attached. Although there are many resources online, here are a few links to raised bed gardening web sites. Hope you find them helpful! http://organicgardening.about.com/od/startinganorganicgarden/a/raisedbed.htm http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4966110622933784243 http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/raisedbed.html http://www.wikihow.com/Construct-a-Raised-Planting-Bed http://cmg.colostate.edu/gardennotes/713.pdf http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/raisedbed.htm
The Florida Department of Agriculture has some helpful information for gardeners you might want to check out. The short videos provide general information about a large selection of plants and gardening challenges. As an added bonus, the videos feature David Marshall from the Ag. Center and dear friend, Paul Davis, who has asked me to [...]
The new look to the web site looks great! It’s easy to navigate and reflects our style. Thanks to AJ and Leisa. I know it’s a lot of work. P.S. – My husband planted our potato crop yesterday. Gramlings has red and white.
Hi all, The company I order my garlic starts from is called Irish Eyes. (They also sell potatoes). I have ordered the Inchillium Red, the Silver Rose, and the Nootka Rose. Of those three, the Inchillium and the Nootka have done the best for me in our climate. I suggest you order in late summer [...]
Mango Salsa Recipe Ingredients 1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and diced (about 1 1/2 cup) (See: How to Cut a Mango) 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped 1 Jalapeño chile, minced (include ribs and seeds for a hotter taste if desired) 1 small cucumber, peeled and diced (about 1 cup) 3 Tbsp fresh cilantro leaves, [...]
Since many of you have children and are interested in butterfly gardening, I thought you might be interested in what’s happening with the monarch research that happens each year about this time. My friend David Cook works for Fish and Wildlife and keeps me in the loop. If you’d like to get in touch with [...]
Many of you may remember my sister-in-law Mary who has attended several Wisteria meetings. Mary and I share a love of gardening, and when we get together, conversation always turns to what’s blooming in the garden, what’s worked, and what hasn’t. I always learn something new. Mary has always been innovative and resourceful, and now she’s [...]
I’m sure you remember the wonderful program and plant sale Jim West of Lincoln High School gave at our end-of-the-year party at Peggy’s. Jim recently sent the list of plants for the fall plant sale. As you know the money raised from these sales goes to help fund the horticulture programs at Lincoln. The sale [...]
I added all the Garden Circle events to my Outlook calendar. I’m hoping to work at the HOPE House a few times and I can’t wait for our great lineup of Wisteria meetings. We have a lot of talent within our circle and some really neat people. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone.