Tomato Tracking 2023 – 102 Tomato Plants – 86+ Varieties – Suburban Backyard – High Intensity Garden (clearly)
Suburban Backyard – 95 plants, 70 plus varieties! Grow Notes Here.
Chores To Be Done in the Zone 4/5 Garden in Early May
Common garden chores for the USDA zone 4 and zone 5 garden in May. Add fertilizer. Plant roses and other shrubs. Begin to harden off the plants due to be planted outside in mid May.
Garden Chores – Early April – Zone 4-5
Some items on the To Do list for the USDA Zone 4 and 5 garden. Inventory. Tune-up on your mower and other garden equipment. Inspect and sharpen. Also…
Dahlia Love – Valley Rust Bucket
All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Growing Days approximately 135. Gardening Personality: Relaxed, experimental, purist about very little. We practice …
Melons We are Growing – 2023
You may not know this, but watermelons do famously in South Dakota. In fact, the town of Forestburg provides the state with watermelons, and it’s good business. Glaciers cut through East-Central South Dakota in ancient times, leaving the sandy silt of moraines along and within its path. While much of eastern South Dakota has clay …
Dahlia Love – Nick Sr
A dinnerplate dahlia type, with two tone petals. An orange-toned red in the front and a butter yellow on the back side of the petal. In my garden, the blooms are a solid 9-10 inches across. The plant itself is around 4 feet tall. The blooms are mid-season, blooming in mid to late August, providing …
Garden Chores – Early Season before Planting
Let’s Ignore THAT Forecast and Focus on Garden Planning Chores n’ Tasks before Spring Wash and/or disinfect your pots. I have collected some sturdy pots over the years, mostly as I keep the better pots when purchasing larger plants and shrubs. Many are sturdy enough to have no issues going through the short dishwasher cycle. …
First Harvest of 2022!
Green Onions! I planted them last year, during the summer. They survived in my herb spiral over the winter. Our winter got down to -20 degrees F for a couple of days. It was a mild winter. Which allowed these green onions to thrive under the mulch for at least 6 months. I noticed them …
Cicada Wasps – My Favorite Wasp – With Source
Cicada Wasps are not harmful to humans. The male Cicada Wasp is more territorial, yet has no stinger to harm you. They nest in the ground, and kill cicadas.
First Garden Tour of 2022
First Garden Tour of 2022! Zone 4/5.