The Reference Shelf Leigh on 22 Jul 2010
My Grandmother always said time speeds up dramatically as you get older. But I confess, I thought she meant when I got HER age, not mine now! Wrong. Time is going so fast my head spins. But come to think about it….I guess I could have grandkids, pretty respectably, at my age. Dang, that’s sobering…. [...]
Out In The Garden and The Reference Shelf Leigh on 22 May 2010
When I plant trees or shrubs or even certain rows of garden veggies, I want to immediately cover the ground with mulch for a variety of reasons. Mulched soil is less prone to compaction by rain. Compaction by foot traffic is reduced by keeping walkers back a bit (as long as they know the never-step-on-beds-or-mulch [...]
The Reference Shelf Leigh on 14 Apr 2010
Today’s post is on edibles that can tolerate some shade. It’s a question that comes up in nearly every garden class I teach: What can I grow to eat if I have shade? There’s a surprising number of traditional veggies and herbs that can tolerate some shade. Notice I said “some.” If you are talking [...]
The Reference Shelf Leigh on 31 Mar 2010
It’s Spring When: The Roadrunner Shows up with Catch-of-the-Day…
Last Saturday’s “Edible Landscaping” class just got me in the mood to start digging and planting!! But I promised the attendees I’d post some reference info and links mentioned in class. Here are a few:
Nitron Industries (479) 587-1777. They are on Hewitt, just off Main in Johnson, [...]
The Reference Shelf Leigh on 14 Mar 2010
I can’t talk about favorite garden books without mentioning Gaia’s Garden, 2nd Edition, by Toby Hemenway. Since I posted on the book back in December, I’ve copied that post below in case you missed it. Enjoy! Despite the relentless heavy clouds and mist, I’m going out to the new garden spot to put in onion [...]
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