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Comment on Urban Gardening Weekend – the Illustrated, Annotated Guide by Heather McBeardon

Heather McBeardon — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:54:42 +0000

Wish I could be there too! We just got our chickens this week, so exciting! The ones in your picture look like our Buff Orpingtons. And we are thinking about putting a beehive into our garden too, to hopefully provide a home for a swarm this spring. Sounds like a fun weekend coming up for Homestead Gardens!

Comment on Much Ado About Asparagus! by Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:29:07 +0000

Rita! How do you stay so thin? I mean seriously, even though you feature gorgeous veggie recipes, it is hard not to have seconds and thirds (at least!). I am sure people must think I am paid to write these comments, but I’m not! I am ruining my printer by needing a copy of every recipe every week. Keep up the luscious good work!

Comment on Urban Gardening Weekend – the Illustrated, Annotated Guide by Susan Galuski

Susan Galuski — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:37:31 +0000

I WOULD LOVE to attend these sessions, but alas, we will be in Kitty Hawk, OBX, NC. Can someone take notes? Lol. I am frugal, and have been working on preparing eight 4 x 8 square-foot veggie beds in our tiny yard since January. I was able to “winter over” many greens from last fall, and harvest all winter (including broccoli) just by covering with plastic. I don’t want to use pesticides but have been done in by squash borers, etc in years past. Going to try the wrap-stems-with-foil, surgically remove worms, bury stems higher, soap solution and/or Neem oil this year. Hoping to grow vining veggies in bags off my low porch roof like a curtain to save yard space. Now have pop-up fabric leaf bucket growing potatoes in composting materials. Also have 5 fruit trees, fairy garden and plans for a herb garden. Out front we have large flower garden, baby pink dogwood, lemon balm and spearmint for tea, planning to add chamommile. AND I HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS! Wish me luck! Maybe they’ll be such a good turnout they will schedule a second urban farming session I can attend. Thanks Homestead Gardens!

Comment on Revisiting Homemade Cheese in the Spring by Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:03:41 +0000

Me again, and YUM, again with your recipes. The cheese class last year sold out so I missed it, but I hope you will do it again. I think today’s recipes and photos are mouthwatering, esp now that I have so many herbs flourishing in my garden. Bon appetit!

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Comment on Easter Lilies are Ready to Bloom by April: Getting Organized « Ashley Morgan Arts

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Comment on Designer Deviled Eggs-After the Easter Egg Hunt by Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:08:59 +0000

Yummmmmmm! Rita, this solves my dilemma re what to bring to an Easter dinner, even without having a big batch of dyed eggs to use up. Everything looks SO beautiful — and your suggestion to use the mixer for a big batch of deviled eggs: perfect. I am going to try the shrimp. Thank you for giving me a fresh idea. Your recipes are always superb, and the photos, mouth-watering.

Comment on More on no-mow and less-mow gardens and plants by Susan Harris

Susan Harris — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:14:46 +0000

Amy, most of the carexes prefer shade, and most are native, too. Other shade-loving groundcovers that work well are Liriope spicata, which also holds hillsides very effectively, and Mondo grass, too. Oh, also mosses, and masses of ferns. The new slow-growing fine fescues also take more shade than conventional turgrasses. U.MD is testing Pearl’s Premium for our region – news coming soon.

Comment on More on no-mow and less-mow gardens and plants by Susan Harris

Susan Harris — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:09:02 +0000

Evelyn, I passed around my copy of your book and WISHED I’d thought to ask for sale copies from Timber Press coz so many people wanted to buy it. Missed opportunity!

Comment on More on no-mow and less-mow gardens and plants by Amy

Amy — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:06:04 +0000

Hi- I missed the talk due to a grumpy toddler, but are there any good ideas for a lawn with LOTS of shade? The only thing I grow is mosquitoes! I would love to look out at some kind of attractive ground cover but NOT have to mow grass!