Recent content by Dirtmechanic

Well there ya go! ;) We are handy to have around!

Personally I think its choking at the root. Try a cactus mix sometime. Give it way more drainage and breathing room than normal but do it in something that can allow that deep root to grow into a coolness. Our clay does that to them.

Actually yes, I lived in AK about 15 years. My bro was born there. I actually got to celebrity via both a neighbor and my wife. Not too big for one meal, tasty if fed well, and can grow all season so you do not get overrun with slicers. Ours must be 10 feet at least since the cages are 8 feet of...

DW just brought these in. Halloween is Friday.

Basil and thyme went into some dipping oil tonight. A friend works with wood as a hobby and gave me a "pizza cutter" but its basically a rocking knife so I set it up as a chopper by the butchers block. He made it out of walnut. I got a chance to use it on the herbs.

I am seriously addicted to the scent of tea olive. I have planted them On four corners of the house so no matter which way the wind blows that attractive woman finds my nose. What do you like to smell?

I used to vet girlfriends like that. But you know, in the end, its about LOVE.

A greenhouse city. In southern Spain

So today I found out the largest construction of mankind is a greenhouse effort in Spain. Seen from space its many plastic roofs reflect light and its a marker for space travel. A green house(s) That just kills me.

Poppies are always popular. Do we have to make a living at this or can it be more useful like ginger? The trifoliate is cool.

Hard to believe, I know. But really if the humans that live in the expensive gated communities like Nantucket has were lucid enough to not have 3x the average amount of cocaine in their sewage water than the rest of the USA then I would say the Buffalo had a chance to lead us into a better...

You know you have a gardener soul when this type article holds interest for you. I may not share this with the wife though for fear of eyerolls. Bison snot holds the American prairie together. Here's how, according to an ecosystem expert: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/bison-snot

Thank you all! Emma and I spent the day being constructive!

I like watching the little bugs freak out. Or drown. I mean after fighting them all season can you blame me?

Does anybody do this? It was just in a top 10 type list for unusual things a dishwasher was good for. Cold cycle, no soap, no heat of course.