Wow! Very Good information here! I will consider that! I have a couple of barrels of compost already. Some of one of them needs a little more time. But I can do that with the bags. Thank you so much!!!!
Thank you Ridge. It's been a super tough couple of years. Hence even more reason why we need these gardens. I think I will till it. There's clay on the property but this particular area has just a little and its way down deep. We'll have some compost to add as well. Fortunately its not...
Thank you. Yeah I see a lot of work coming up...lol Fortunately, I did start seeds indoors. We have a greenhouse to put up but my husband just had his kidney removed last week. So its going to be a slight delay. So I have shoots that are now about an inch tall. In a few weeksI want to...
I had read somewhere that the leaves would need to be brushed or rubbed to allow the oils to emit the aroma. That is what repels. So if its a little windy and the leaves rub together than you would have less mugs flying nearby.
Last year my ginger bloomed. They had pretty white flowers. And it almost smelled good like gardenia. I was so shocked. I cant wait to see them come back up this summer.
Hello, I'm in a quandary as to what I want to do. So we were doing raised beds 2 years ago. I did the Mels mix recipe with all the goodies in there. Then Hurricane Florence wreaked havoc on everything we had; home, my soap business, greenhouse and gardens! We are still in an RV a year and a...
Thank you for the tip! Im just figuring out this forum thing. I haven't been on a forum in years...lol I have been reading and really gaining so much insight on keeping chickens. I love it. What's more beautiful is the fact that so many are forthcoming with help and tips. You guys are great.
Hi everybody! I'm Sonya. I am a mother of 3, grandmother of 1. We have been gardening for over 10 years. Or trying to anyway...lol We were growing in a greenhouse until Hurricane Florence hit us and took everything away. We are still living in an RV, in fact, a year and a half later. Yep...