From the monthly archives:

April 2008

vermiculite woes

by plantgirl on April 30, 2008

I am now stuck with 2 bags of vermiculite, both of which I have no idea are coarse or medium. Both salespeople said they were coarse, my husband says they are medium, the nursery manager says there is no coarse vermiculite this year… [click to continue...]

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Gardening with my 2 year old

by plantgirl on April 28, 2008

It turns out that gardening and my toddler go hand in hand. I spent the weekend planting annuals and weeding and my 2 year old loved helping. Only she actually helped! She did not pull a single flower and even pulled some weeds. Of course the biggest fascinations were the shovel, gloves, and dirt. [click to continue...]

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searching for coarse vermiculite

by plantgirl on April 28, 2008

After calling every nursery within a decent driving radius in search of coarse Vermiculite and having no luck, one manager finally told me the manufacturer of all the vermiculite found locally didn’t make coarse this year. The official book says to get the coarse variety but the man at the nursery [click to continue...]

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Review: P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Journal

by plantgirl on April 28, 2008

I bought this gardening journal a few years ago. At that point I knew next to nothing about gardening and brought the book home enchanted and motivated by the creativity it was sure to cause. However, what I really needed was a how-to-garden book. Several how-to books later, I have rediscovered this journal on a shelf and realized it is just what I need. [click to continue...]

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Boxes have arrived

by plantgirl on April 25, 2008


Yesterday my square foot garden boxes arrived. I got these off of www.squarefootgarden.com along with a tomato tower and some water walls. I ordered the small 2×2 patio boxes for portability and because they can be placed on a table if needed. All New Square Foot Gardening, by Mel Bartholomew, has complete instructions for building boxes, planting and harvesting. After finishing [click to continue...]

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