Macrame hangers are an expensive accessory if you have to purchase them retail. You will use the two outside cords to tie the knots, while the two inside cords will be the ‘carrier' cords for your work.These three images will demonstrate how to tie...
Leaves are a medium green (possibly with white stripe) and roots are white or orange. Lucky bamboo stems and arrangements can be ordered directly from growers via their websites. Remember, you usually "get what you pay for".
After that, it was a matter of cutting many lengths of grapevine and winding them in, out, and around the supporting tomato cage.Using lengths of thin, flexible wire, I attached the grapevine to the cage at convenient intervals.
I have not been this warm in a very long time.It isn't strange to me anymore, the friendships that are made on Dave's Garden. Word gets around pretty quickly on Dave's Garden, and my shivering was no secret.
It would complement my Dave's Garden Journal, while letting me takes notes right in the yard or garden. So I agreed, and went back to planting my birthday batch of, and he went off to wrangle with the salesman at the store.He came home with a little beauty...
Imagine the excitement of joining other frenzied shoppers and returning home with your newly purchased treasures with a quest to find the perfect spot for them in your garden!However, members at many of the Botanical Gardens, often receive an invitation...
After that there were several different individuals, probably 3 or 4, frequenting both the feeders and the flowers. You should always clean the feeding ports with a pipecleaner or one of the little brushes made for this purpose and wash the feeder in...
It doesn't bother me though because if nothing else, I got everyone I know and love to try gardening at least once and had a wonderful experience doing so.seeds as a nice gesture. Sticking to my thrifty roots, I started in the places I knew best: the...
Or forego the cactus and take this ABC concept full circle; choose a 'Zombie' amaryllis! Look for fat brown blobs labeled taro, malanga or yautia. When potted and kept warm, this bulb will grow huge leaves and become a spectacular specimen by next summer!is...
Mama's favorite way to enjoy anise biscotti is to dunk them in her coffee! Fennel seeds are double the size of anise seeds, but anise seeds have a much stronger flavor. Anise seed is also used as flavoring in baked goods, root beer, gum, candies and alcoholic...
And maybe next year some hybridizer will give us the blue tulip. How many took my advice, printed the article, and left it laying around for loved ones to see? We get the same thing every year, usually prefaced by the excited non-gardening giver saying,...
Without a little guidance from seasoned veterans, they often choose seeds and plants that are more challenging than their budding skills can handle. Great for new gardeners, lazy gardeners and busy gardeners.
I can assure you that if you do not, some favorite item will be splashed, and bleach spotted. The odds of splashing bleach go up in the same ratio as how much you like what you're wearing.
(For this demonstration, I am using a bag of shredded paper from my sister's office.) Meanwhile, collect dry seeds, flowers, leaves and such from the garden. The sheets I put on my windows dried in several hours although they tend to adhere to the glass...
Clip the stems early in the morning and only take flowers that are just before their peak. Work the ground to about 6" deep after danger of frost has passed, removing rocks, grass and weeds.
You'll also need a pencil or toothpick to add detail, aluminum foil, a baking sheet, and access to an oven or a toaster oven. Last summer, we came up with the idea of making clay critters to hang from the edges of pots, and I thought it would make a great...
Add water until the flat part is submerged by a half inch. The container size is up to you; do plant bulbs closely and with all the bulbs at the same level. Most growers discard their bloomed-out paperwhites, but if you have a warm garden you may plant...
Regardless of your garden style, there is a perfect daylily for your landscape.From their humble origins many centuries ago, the genus has been refined and thousands of hybrids created, so there are an almost unlimited number of choices available.
So I would suggest planning your spring plant shopping sprees this winter and in the meantime save your pennies. You might want to create a garden-specific calendar, create a word document, or use a journal to keep up with all the places you will, might,...
Here is my quick fix so you can make one for yourself! These aprons are long enough to turn up the bottom edge and attach buttons and buttonholes to form a big adjustable harvest pocket.
Space: Make the ark big enough to not crowd your birds and small enough to be moved without injuring yourself or your chickens in the process. What do arks and tractors have in common?
Look for either two or three numbers, separated by a backslash or a hyphen. Repairing and replacing the tires may take some extra skill and research. If there are three numbers—such as 23×8.5-12—the first number is the width (23 inches), the second...
The Massey might have the looks and the power, but Little Mo still wins out for reliability, at least in my mind. Suffice it to say, the Massey has done fine work for us, though there's no need to feel sorry for Little Mo, who is probably enjoying the...
After unloading the heavy trunk sections to lighten the load, it was necessary to raise the wagon with a jack to place wooden boards underneath the stuck wheels, giving them a clear path out of the ruts they had dug in the ground.
Horsepower This is a numerical measurement of a tractor's power, and the only one of these tractor terms that doesn't describe a physical aspect of the machine. Three-Point Hitch A specialized hitch for attaching implements that uses three points of connection...
It can also be used as a furrower to help with sowing. Finish mowers could also be a good fit for you, as they create a fine, clean look when used properly. Backhoe I've heard some farmers say that you don't know how much work a backhoe can do until you...
The left wheel, as if finally realizing that the task wasn't as hard as it seemed, gripped the ground and almost effortlessly drove the mower forward and off the anthill. In other words, it wasn't just a pile of sand and dirt—it was a tough little mound...
