Toxic Waste
This guest post was printed with permission by the author Cheryl Pendleton Knepper, aka The Intrepid Gardener Years ago when we first moved to Arkansas, I really, really wanted to start a garden, but...
View ArticleVeggie Conversation Starters – You Can Grow That!
Whether it’s in your garden or at the table, they are so many different varieties of everyday veggies that you are bound to get them talking; if only to say “You can grow that?” Let’s look at...
View ArticleYou Can Grow That – In a Greenhouse
Admittedly I was disappointed in the wee greenhouse we bought; I had expected more. I thought it would stay warmer during the cold, and I didn’t expect it to be able to get so hot so very fast. I had...
View ArticleNot ‘Just Another Hoe’
dandelion in the garden ‘Weed’ is an interesting word. It is both a noun and a verb, the meaning of the verb is to get rid of the noun. You might consider the opposite of ‘weed’ to be ‘harvest’. Also...
View ArticleBug Repellent Soap – A True Test
As many of you know, we recently began offering our handmade soaps for sale to the public. We began with the varieties our families and friends like the best, Coffee, Citrus, and of course Lavender....
View Article2 Americans’ Ireland Experience
Guinness... Every last one of them. It was 10 years ago that himself and meself boarded a plane and flew across the pond to Ireland. Unlike most tourists, or so they told us, we were not there to...
View Article5 of Our Favorite Gardening Things
Now don’t get overly excited, this isn’t a give-away. I don’t have that kind of money. Since himself has retired and spending a lot of time in the garden, he lets me know his opinion, unsolicited as...
View ArticleProduct Review: Gorton’s Solutions
I often get asked to test products and review them. Most of these I turn down, unless they really grab my interest. Since I get the products for free, and I will only be honest with my review, I...
View ArticleOlder Than Dirt
Are you on our Mailing List? WHAT? You're Not? recipes from back in the day Towards the end of each month, I email a short note to those readers on our mailing list, just to let them know what some of...
View ArticleWhy Do Bugs Like Me So Much?
Looking for me? “What’s with all the bug bites on your neck and chest?” he asked. “Bug bites? I saw that this morning; I thought it was a rash.” He looks closer. “No, they’re bug bites all right.” I...
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