The standardization of vegetables may have gone somewhat too far, and to use an inconsistent phrase, the public has been educated to be ignorant of many good things that grow upon the land. It’s merely because these varieties in shape or color deviate from the common lot. Many folks do not know that there are … Read more
The annual kitchen or pot herbs always have been favorites with home gardeners. In most instances, a few plants of each kind produced from a packet of seed suffice to serve the average family’s needs. There are many annual herbs, but the basils, dill, chervil (the gourmet’s parsley), and summer savory may be considered first … Read more
Every year is a good year to have a vegetable garden, but this is a doubly good one. As President Truman has pointed out years ago in his appeal for Freedom Gardens, every pound of food raised at home will aid in feeding the hungry abroad and make easier the national aim of peace on … Read more
Just east of the Rocky Mountains and one mile high is a section of the country which presents garden problems. We often have cold, snow, and frost until May 15, and then comes summer. Keep The Seed Beds Moist For Germination One of the greatest garden problems is to keep seedbeds moist until the seeds … Read more
If luck is with us – in the guise of lovely, sunny weather—this will be one of the busiest and one of the most enjoyable outdoor months of the year. Just to name a few of the chores: All hardy and half-hardy annuals and vegetables to be seeded Lawn feeding and reseeding to be attended … Read more
April is one of the most beautiful and busiest months in the entire calendar of Western gardening operations. It is time to look ahead to summer and begin visualizing your garden as you want it to look. For instance, you will want to ensure that there will be no ugly bare spots in the border. … Read more
National Bug Week We Americans seem to have a penchant for designating and observing varying “weeks” and “months” dedicated to promoting or memorializing certain projects or events. The month of April could be designated – and very fittingly – as National Bug Week, with the populace requested to lend a concerted hand to the extermination … Read more
April is daffodil time. When the bright flowers appear, appraise the varieties you have and look over the plantings of friends and neighbors for ideas on the new kinds to plant next fall. Many brilliant ones have been put on the market in recent years. Be on the lookout for the short-cupped type, which comes … Read more
One of the most rewarding of all garden undertakings is starting plants indoors from seed. Unfortunately, it is frequently also one of the most disappointing, for failure to “bring through” a batch of seedlings spells loss of time and opportunity and leaves the gardener with a deplorably deflated ego. 6 Indoor Seed Planting Requirements What … Read more
When I was a child, there were no supermarkets. So a vegetable garden was very important. After school, we helped mother plant lettuce, radishes, and peas on a warm day in early spring. At the same time, large whole onions were saved from the season before, and our own onion sets and a few potatoes … Read more