Smiles, check out this website - I don't know what part of Indiana you live, but this link would be a start. You can call them and find out about classes in your area.
http://www3.ag.purdue.edu/counties/marion/Pages/CurrentMasterGardenerClasses.aspx
So pretty, Rabbits!! I can't wait to get started on mine. Lesa, I think I read somewhere that the flower on the bee balm is too deep for the honey bee to reach the nectar, but the bumble bee does just fine.
Thistle, I have Panorama Red (monarda didyma) and a wild bergamont. Well, I'm hoping it will be beautiful - I still have a lot of work to do. Lesa, I'm hoping I'll be able to keep my bees home by planting all of this! Thanks for the warning on feverfew!
Marshall, which ones will be "real...
the houses in that part of Shreveport are old and fabulous! Just about everyone in that part of town has old established azaleas - you should see them in bloom!
Thistle, yes my classes are every Thrusday for 10 weeks - then comes the volunteer work. First on the list is basic botany!
What a...
Good idea Steve. thanks for that link - I'm going to dig into that one! Oh, edited to tell you, I have a book by Madalene Hill & Gwen Barclay, "Southern Herb Growing" this books is what I have gone by to order. they have grown all the herbs in this book and they tell you the one's that have...
Sis and I registered for our class on Thursday and we are so excited! We received our books that we'll use and, wow! I'm hope I'm smart enough to pass this! :lol:
The place that we will be having the class is an old house built in 1920 that belonged to a man that was an eminent figure in the...
I ordered my seeds for the herb garden - I have to start several in the greenhouse along with all my tomato plants and peppers - I don't think my greenhouse will be big enough! Here is what I'm planting this year:
Borage
Salad Burnet
Dill
Cilantro Slo-Bolt
Bloody Dock (Red Sorrel)
Marshmallow...
I'm not really trying anything different in the veg garden this year - sticking to the tried and true. However, I am buying a lot of herb and flower seeds. I bought a couple packets of Bee Balm, but in all my research I never read that this doesn't do well in hot humid weather - then I came...
I only wish my neighbors lot looks like the one in the picture! the idiots that live behind me rent, and they have totally trashed the place. they don't have trash pickup, so they burn any and everything they can haul out of that dump. When the wind blows all their trash blows on my property...
I missed this thread as well! What a great sis you have thistle. Sisters are wonderful to have - I know - I have 5 of them and they are all special to me. I'm so glad she is doing well. :)