
We all have them
May 13, 2012 By Mary Leave a Comment
A lose your mind moment You know them, when what you have just seen or heard, makes you come undone. I mean one of those “panties in a knot/twist/bunch” kind of moments, as The South is partial to saying. In the “gardener” part of my life, it doesn’t happen very often. I have pretty much seen [...]

I have that bug too!
May 8, 2012 By Mary Leave a Comment
If you grow tomatoes… …you know exactly which ones I am talking about. Wretched gangs of orange bugs with black legs, hanging out on your tomatoes, like thugs on a street corners. Reeking havoc, ruining all your hard work…sucking your tomatoes dry…rotten little _______(fill in your own ugly word). I too, am so cursed. I [...]
2012 Herb of the Year
April 30, 2012 By Mary Leave a Comment
The Rose? With Mother’s Day coming soon, our thoughts turn to roses. Who doesn’t know, or at least heard, them being described as the “Queen of the Garden”? But did you know that these gorgeous shrubs can do much more than just look pretty and smell good? This year the International Herb Association has designated [...]

Inspect your citrus
April 21, 2012 By Mary Leave a Comment
It’s that time of year… Walking a customer through the citrus and I noticed a perennial problem, sprouts coming off the root-stock of some of the trees. The sprouts are from Citrus trifoliata, a ornery cousin in the citrus family, and should be removed as soon as they sprout. They sprout and grow so quickly that they can rob [...]
GE vs GMO
April 10, 2012 By Mary Leave a Comment
This is a question we are getting The terms GE and GMO are being used more now and sometimes they are used to refer to the same thing, but they are not. We sell seeds and are getting a lot of questions about them, so here are a few answers. GE (Genetically Engineered) GE seeds, plants and [...]