MoleMoles don’t actually eat plants. They’re after grubs and earthworms. But the tunnels they dig and molehills they leave behind can make your yard look unsightly.Voles, on the other hand, don’t leave much evidence on the surface of your law
What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it. ~ Charles Dudley Warner, author.No matter your choice of favorite plant – vegetables… flowers… trees… shrubs – you’ll find some version of it that will fit in a container.
“Soil is a resource, a living, breathing entity that, if treated properly, will maintain itself. It’s our lifeline for survival.” ~ Marjorie Harris, In the Garden, 1995Wet soil compacts very easily and working garden soil when it is wet can de
“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” ~ Mahatma GandhiWhen soil microbes break down organic matter they produce mucilage, which is just a nice word for slime. It’s that byproduct that helps cement soil p
“Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket!” ~ Andrew CarnegieYou might not see a brightly colored Easter egg as a dangerous object, but real eggs used on Easter egg hunts could harbor salmonella – a bacteria that can make you
Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn. ~ writer Lewis Grizzard (Photo by Harald Hoyer)Missouri is a transition state as far as weather is concerned. Part of the state is northern, another part is southern and t
Broccoli, a cole crop and cool season vegetable (Photo by Robert Wetzlmayr)Cool season vegetables, as their name implies, really like cool temperatures and cool soil. If you don’t plant these crops early enough there will not be enough time be
True shamrock – Yellow Flower Clover – Trifolium dubium (Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek)St. Patrick made the shamrock famous by, allegedly, using it to illustrate the Holy Trinity. Shamrocks are a lucky addition to an Irish Bride’s bouquet and th
Lilium ‘Cappuccino’ or Tango Lily – Asiatic hybrid (Photo by Bill Murray)There was a time when lilies were rare and difficult to grow. Thanks to Jan de Graaff there are many dependable lily hybrids available today. The Holland native began his
“The best measure of a man’s honesty isn’t his income tax return. It’s the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.” ~ Arthur C. Clark (Photo by Darren Shaw)Tax deadline day for most of the U.S. is April 16th. For Missouri victims of severe storms i