Aphids on your Kale – Ewwww
All About Handling Aphids by Sandy Swegel A gardener I know recently went out to his cold frame to harvest some beautiful kale he could see pushing against the top of the frame. Instead of an ecstatic reaction of joy to this spring treat, he quickly retreated with a big “Ewww.” His kale was absolutely coated […]
First Things: Start More Seeds
Seed Starting by Sandy Swegel I had the good fortune to go backstage, so to speak, at a CSA farm this week. Lara’s farm is amazingly small. On just over an acre she almost single-handedly feeds 35 families. She has an unheated greenhouse and a rototiller, but otherwise, that’s as high-tech as she goes. Trying […]
Dowsing The Garden
Communicating With Your Garden by Sandy Swegel OK so this might seem a little weird. And it’s not something I talk about with my clients. But some years ago, I realized I had studied everything there was to learn about plants. I took the Master Gardener class, read all the best books, worked with the […]