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Mother Earth’s Garden

Archive for June 2008

June 9th, 2008

Gardening Increases With The Rise In Produce Prices

The gas pump isn’t the only place prices are higher these days. If you’ve been to the grocery store lately, you’ve noticed the price of produce has also gone up. Many people who have not gardened in the past are taking up the hobby to help reduce their grocery bill.
Seed companies and nurseries [...]

By linette -- 1 comment

June 7th, 2008

My Fairy Garden Visit

  This weekend in my travels I had the opportunity to visit a fairy garden. I didn’t see any fairies (they were too elusive), but I got some photos of their homes, and the garden where they scamper about.
I checked out their homes, and looked for tiny fairy footprints.
I would love to create [...]

By linette -- 4 comments

June 7th, 2008

May Garden Poll Results

Our garden poll question in May was, how many hours a week do you spend in the garden? Twenty seven percent of you spend 0 to 5 hours in your gardens, forty percent spend 5 to 10 hours there, thirteen percent spend 10 to 15 hours, seven percent 15 to 20 hours, and thirteen [...]

By linette -- 0 comments

June 5th, 2008

Peonies In Bloom

Peonies have spectacular blooms, just in time for summer. My pink ones are in full bloom, and my white peonies are thinking about it. I’ll probably have more photos in a day or two.
Peonies are easy to grow, and my garden wouldn’t be the same without their late May to early June showy blooms. [...]

By linette -- 3 comments

June 4th, 2008

My Favorite Garden Tiller

This is a photo of my favorite garden tiller. I love it because it runs on people power (if I’m really lucky husband power), instead of gasoline.
We inherited this little tiller when we moved into our house ten years ago. It was like finding a little hidden treasure in the barn. I guess [...]

By linette -- 1 comment

June 3rd, 2008

3 Seed Sowing Tips for Small Seeds

Planting small seeds can be tricky. Sometimes you end up putting them all in one spot, or scattering in the wind. Here are a 3 quick tips for getting those little seeds where you want them in the garden, without a pair of tiny tweezers, and a ton of time.
1. Put your tiny [...]

By linette -- 1 comment