Tag Archives: Gardening

Garlic Planting Time

  When To Plant: If you live in a zone with cold winters, plant cloves of garlic after the first frost and about four weeks before the ground freezes, depending on what part of the country you live in that … Continue reading

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Remembering Little Steps

Remembering Harvest past. Great things humble beginnings. Related articles Stepping Stones (determinedcreature.wordpress.com) Old New Blog! (sillylittlerobot.wordpress.com)

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Visit to Red’s Market

“Little Red’s Market” opened in downtown Wausau in 1936 when an Irishman - Ronald “Red” McGowan and his wife Sophie started a small produce market on 2nd Street. Starting a new business was not an easy thing to do in the … Continue reading

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Green Bean Towers

A hog panel bent in thirds, wired together on a large planter.

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Wordless Wednesday

Sad Update both garden pools were stolen. Envy is a mental illness. Please donate a little to make a statement to a world gone nuts.

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What Do You Eat

  Sometimes in planning a garden we can get carried away with what to plant. Be practical; spend some time thinking about how you cook, and how your family eats. Plan on planting something for everyone’s taste not just your … Continue reading

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Marigolds

Marigolds are one of the most fun ways to add color and pest control to your garden. Planting with broccoli and cabbage crops reduces the white flies. Planting Marigolds require approximately 45 to 50 days to flower after seeding, therefore seeding indoors … Continue reading

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Planting Time!

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Blackberries

  The secret to a lush, delicious blackberry harvest is the proper care of your blackberry plant. Blackberry plants tend to grow fast and the new growth can overshadow and interfere with blackberry production, so pruning is essential. Proper pruning … Continue reading

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Harvest Tally

Prepping for the season! Havest Tally 2011

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