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Cleaning and Organizing My Garden Shed
Base on my habit of procrastinating, I am long over due for a good cleaning of my garden shed. I realized the other day when I was going to prune off some old…
Do My Daffodils Have Bud Blast?
I had some daffodils that did not bloom this year. They developed buds. but as I watched and waited, those buds turned papery brown and then never did anything else. Opening one of…
Hypertufa Easter Basket Planters – And Eggs Too!
Easter is on its way and I am planning a dinner and wishing an almost-fifteen-year-old still wanted to color eggs with me. I have a lot of great memories, though. I loved that…
Cleaning Flower Beds For Spring – Get Rid of Winter’s Leftovers
Here in Ohio, I think it is time for me to do some serious work in my garden beds to be ready for spring. I have a some fairly small garden bed against…
How About Making A Hypertufa Crevice Garden?
Easy to take care of? Not much watering needed? Sounds like an ideal garden for a busy lifestyle right? So that is why I have decided to make one of my latest hypertufa…
Here It Is! Oh! What a Big Hypertufa! Part Two
I hope you have been with me for Part One! Here’s how my Big Hypertufa turned out. I left the wrapped Giant T Rex Hypertufa Trough under the lilac bush in my side…
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Pressure Canning Chicken – Love Chicken? Put A Ring On It!
I consider myself a pressure canning survivalist-prepper, ready-for-anything woman. I feel like Ma Ingalls cooking over an open fire and fighting off the locusts with one hand and the baby on one hip, carrying water from…
Simple Home Soil Test – In A Jar!
Did you ever wonder what type of soil you had? Loamy (the good stuff), or clay or sandy. There are all types of soil and mixes and you might want to find out the composition before…
African Milk Tree Care – Euphorbia Trigona Grows Really Fast!
Last spring, we bought a small African Milk Tree Plant in a little 4 inch pot and it has grown so quickly, springing up to about 15 inches high already. Its growth rate was surprising since…
Growing African Milk Tree – 3 Tall Columns In
My daughter and I purchased a tiny African Milk Tree or Euphorbia trigona in April of 2019. It was just a baby then, only about 5-6 inches tall or less. Now those three columns of the…
Mealybugs – You Can Get Rid of Those Cotton Balls!
I have my succulents and a few other tender plants under lights in my garden shop in the basement and I turn the lights on each morning and off again each night. One morning I saw…
African Milk Tree Too Tall- Time To Propagate -Making A Forest
I sure can’t complain when one of our houseplants gets too large. That is a wonderful thing to have to deal with, isn’t it? But right now, my daughter has a 3-foot tall African Milk Tree…
Why Would You Want To Make A Hypertufa Planter?
Hypertufa pots vs Cement pots Which is the best outdoor garden planter for your needs? I certainly would vote to make a hypertufa planter or pots, but then, I am not exactly an unbiased person to…
I Am Re-Discovering the Joys of Home Canning In A Nesco
Home canning is an age-old tradition in my extended family that seems to be performed by more people in their home kitchens than I would have thought. I asked Santa for a Nesco Electric Pressure Canner…