Calhoun County Gardening – Extend Your Growing Season: Tips for Planting and Harvesting Fall Greens
Calhoun County, AL –There is plenty of sunshine available in September, October, and early November. Zone 7b, 8a have late frost dates. Growing fall vegetable greens are easy option. Lettuce, spinach, kale, turnip greens, mustard greens, and radish are all quick germination. I grow greens in the ground, inside pots, and in straw bales. After […]
Calhoun County Gardening – Preserve Your Heritage: The Importance of Saving and Sharing Heirloom Plants with Future Generations
Calhoun County, AL – I want to encourage all gardeners to visit your family & ask about heirloom plants in the yard? You may need to visit your grandparent’s old home places to rescue the flowers. If you set a good example the next generation will collect more family heirloom plants to pass down to […]
Calhoun County Gardening – Enhance Your Landscape with Vines: A Perennial Choice for Vertical Beauty and Long-Lasting Blooms
Calhoun County, AL –Every gardener should install at least one vine in your landscape. Why? Because a vine can be a perennial decision that creates instant vertical eye appeal. A vine enjoys the sunshine. And if you create a platform for the vine to grow on, it can continue yearly becoming mature with loads of […]
Calhoun County Gardening – Creating a Serene Shade Garden: From Two Maple Trees to a Woodland Retreat
Calhoun County, AL – In 2018 my backyard consisted of two 1965 Maple Trees. Step by step I added shade loving plants surrounding these trees. The first investment was to create raised beds with organic soil. However, I wanted the raised beds to look like they were woodland, not modern. So! I used large fallen […]
Calhoun County Gardening – Encouraging New Gardeners: Exploring Potted Vegetables, Raised Beds, and Winter Gardening Tips
Calhoun County, AL –I want to encourage new gardeners to try new options! Why not try a few potted vegetables on a patio or deck? If in ground gardening is labor intensive with a tiller, build a pallet raised bed! In raised bed gardening you can yearly add to your soil to increase the value […]
Calhoun County Gardening – Blooming Through the Heat: 16-Week-Old Dahlias Flourish at Sensory Gardens
Calhoun County, AL –Photos are 16 week old dahlia tubers! Looking lovely beyond the excessive heat! July 4th had a heat index of 105°. Dahlias like up to 85°. These dahlia tubers I planted April 1st as a volunteer with Calhoun County Master Gardeners. I use an organic soil recipe. I applied pruning techniques at […]
Calhoun County Gardening – Gardening Success with Organic Products
Calhoun County, AL – Since 1998 I have several organic products I use in gardening. I buy by price, not brand name. I use Diatomaceous Earth Power (dehydrates ants, cucumber beetles, squash bugs, all crawling bugs, does not work wet. After a rain and plants are dry, reapply). DIPEL Dust (stops digestive system of all […]
Calhoun County Gardening – Cultivating Elephant Ears: A Journey from a 4-Foot Hole to a Flourishing Garden
Calhoun County, AL –I requested a back hoe operator to scoop a big hole in the ground in 2018! The hole goes down 4 feet and about 12 feet wide. The dirt was lousy churt, worthless, and bubbled like white milkshake when water touched it. The hole created a bowl to hold water longer for […]
Calhoun County Gardening – From Collapse to Flourish: A Journey with Transplanted Yuccas in Alabama
Calhoun County, AL –In 2018 I transplanted seven, five foot tall Yuccas from Georgia to Alabama. The full sun area I selected had a serious problem! The soil was milkshake hard churt, which cannot be dug out by hand. It took a back hoe equipment to scoop out the circle in the area for my […]
Calhoun County Gardening – Enhancing Garden Landscapes: The Beauty of Country Cottage Rustic Garden Art
Calhoun County, AL – In the landscape themes of many gardeners they select garden art as focal points. Whether the art in the landscape is rustic or modern, casual or conservative. My preference is Country Cottage Rustic. I like a relaxed, colorful choice in garden art. Such as the marbles inside a concrete decorative watering […]
