Removing a tree feels like the worst kind of gardening failure, but I did it twice anyway. Let me explain. When we bought our house late in 2016, there were two trees on the property.
Winter Cleanup - Continue preparations for the busy spring planting season. Clean and rinse pots with a diluted solution of bleach one part bleach to nine parts water. Check pots after any rain, shallow pools of water will provide egg laying opportunities for mosquitos. Clean and sharpen tools.
Can you guess which plant: Was first grown in the Peruvian Highlands between eight thousand and five thousand years BC Was poisonous if not eaten with clay until modified varieties were propagated Is now the fifth most important food crop in the world Produces asexually, creating endless clones, lik...
As I have learnt more about the interweaving of all the aspects of gardening soil, nutrition, seasonal timing, insects (beneficial and not), right plant, right place I have become fascinated by our native bees.
As the tender of a four-seasons kitchen garden, I find winter a surprisingly busy time. I do not plant in December or January, because it is too cold and wet for seeds to germinate.
