Posts Tagged ‘garden’
Rain Barrel – Using Water in a Vegetable Garden
Few things are cleaner than rain water, right? Well, in its pure state, rain water is clean. But coming off your roof into your rain barrel, it collects several pollutants that could be harmful. Water in your rain barrel might...
Tools (Gifts) Recommended by Other Gardeners
A couple of weeks ago I listed several garden tools to which I am particularly partial when performing garden chores. I invited readers to tell me which tools they found especially useful. Jim Wallace responded “I am encouraged on two...
Garden Magazines – Recommended
These magazines are tops for good articles and photographs. A year’s subscription keeps a favorite gardener thinking about you regularly. Georgia Gardening (888)265-3600 Fine Gardening (800) 477-8727 Organic Gardening (800) 666-2206 Horticulture (800) 234-2415 Green Prints “The Weeder’s...
Garden Catalogs – Rating
Catalogs offering garden plants for sale have been around for hundreds of years. My guess is that ever since the first one came off the press, gardeners have wondered which ones could be trusted and which ones were frauds. As...
How to Make a Clay Pot Man
Gardeners have a wide variety of “tastes” when it comes to landscape decorations. If you are looking for directions to make a garden buddy out of flower pots, here’s a good link: Pots With Personality. Also Terra Cotta Pot...
Pollinators – Plants for
Many landscape plants depend on bees and other insects to move pollen from flower to flower. The insects don’t realize they are pollinating the plants they visit – they’re just looking for nectar in the flowers. You can help the...
Bottle Tree (Bottle Bush) – In Garden
Q: At the end of your radio show, you said ” You will never see a bottle tree in Buckhead!”. Attached you will find pictures of my bottle tree. I live in Loring Heights which is just north of Atlantic...
Pet Droppings – Composting
Q: Is there anything I can do with dog poop? My Dad told me NOT to put it in my compost, but I have heard other opinions. A: Your Dad was right. Because dogs have lived with humans for thousands...
Vegetable Garden – Treated Lumber
Q: My husband recently built me a vegetable garden planter out of pressure treated lumber. A friend said that it emits poisonous chemicals. Is this true? A: Lumber was formerly treated with chromated copper arsonate (CCA) and health concerns were...
Treated Wood – Safety of ACQ
Q: My wife and I were advised to use ACQ treated timbers when considering cedar alternatives for raised vegetable gardens. I would have thought cedar a good choice, but was told that it would deteriorate within a year given direct...
Fire Ant – Control in Garden
Q: Is there a safe and effective way to control fire ants in a vegetable garden? I’ve had strawberries in a raised bed but the fire ants took over. I was afraid of using chemicals for fear of contaminating the...
Book – A Garden of Fragrance
Q: You mentioned some books on your show. I believe you mentioned a book on fragrant plants, but missed hearing a title. A: Theresa Schrum replies: “The book that Walter discussed is “A Garden of Fragrance” by Suzy Bales. It...
