What Is A Native Plant?
I read something recently in which the writer stated that “nothing from the East and nothing from Europe will grow…
Tag: for beginners
Time To Make Pickles!
The pickling cucumbers are here and it’s time to make pickles! My mother taught me how to make these dill…
Blossom End Rot
My friend Alison, who gardens in Bountiful, Utah, sent me a picture of her tomatoes that have blossom end rot.…
Blue Oat Grass
Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) – is a very popular ornamental grass for waterwise gardeners in Utah. It is easy…
Onion Harvest!
The red onions are blooming and the yellow onions are pushing their way up through the soil! As the onions…
Pumpkin Patch Progress
The pumpkin patch at the community garden is coming along nicely. It has enjoyed the heat and I noticed that…
Summer Harvest!
It’s great when all of your hard work pays off! This week I harvested a big cabbage, some beets and…
Waterwise Plants for Utah
There are very many plants that will do well in our climate on the Wasatch Front of Northern Utah without…
Manure! My Favorite!
If you want to quickly and cheaply add nutrients to your soil, try some steer manure! This is great stuff…
To Till or Not To Till?
This is something that gardeners ask all the time. There are pros and cons to tilling and NOT tilling. Sometimes…