A houseplant that I've had very good luck growing is the Shamrock Plant (Oxalis). This pretty plant likes a window with indirect sunlight and only needs watering about once a week. I've had my … [Read more...]
The Meyer Lemon Harvest
I had one last important gardening task to attend to last week just before the temperature dropped to below freezing here in Northeast Arkansas. I needed to pick my Meyer lemons before I repotted and … [Read more...]
Tap…Tap…Tap
Watching the little hummingbirds come to sit and sip at the feeder I put out among the flowers has given me no small amount of pleasure during this past summer. I love their tiny size and the … [Read more...]
Saving My Hummingbirds
I had heard that a praying mantis was a ruthless predator, but it still surprised me when I found one sitting in an ambush mode on my hummingbird feeder this week. Would he really attack a prey that … [Read more...]
Elusive Garden Visitors
I love to watch the hummingbirds when they visit the flowers and come to the feeder at my house, but when I raise a camera they all want to skedaddle away. They are such delicate, pretty little birds, … [Read more...]
I’ll Be a Gardener Yet
I lamented recently about the mockingbirds feasting on my ripe tomatoes. The birds may have won round one, but I've had a comeback. My container garden is now thriving, thanks to some bird … [Read more...]
What I’ve Learned About Growing Tomatoes
All year I long for summer and for the taste of my own home grown, vine ripened tomatoes. My tomato garden is quite tiny though, as I have only two patio plants in pots and two plants growing in the … [Read more...]
From Bean2Blog to You – Edamame Seeds
Because I grew up on a dairy farm in Northeast Arkansas I have thought myself to be knowledgeable about agriculture, but the older I get, it seems the more I discover that is new to me. This week at … [Read more...]
Will Life Hand Me Lemons in 2013?
In the past, I had always assumed when life handed someone lemons, as in the cliche, it must be a negative thing, but gardening has changed my view of life and lemons. I'm actually hoping, very much, … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 38 – Tips for Bringing Houseplants Inside for the Winter
Those unbearably hot days of summer are finally giving way to mild daytime temperatures and cool nights here in Northeastern Arkansas. It's time to change from shorts to jeans, to slip on a jacket, … [Read more...]
