Category Archives: Gardening Answers

This month’s Golden Spades talk was all about watering, a topic that’s crucial to keeping our plants alive, especially with summer coming on – slowly but inevitably.  Gene Sumi told the group he LOVES

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Wow, it’s finally happening – spring in the Mid-Atlantic – and there’s lots to do in the garden. (Also, lots to see in other people’s gardens – hope you’re going on some spring garden tours.)  …

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 You all remember the last invasion of cicadas in our area back in 2004, right?   The sound was almost deafening, and when we walked in our gardens they fell in our hair, and crunched when …

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We’re lucky here, despite the heat and humidity we complain about in July, to have such mild winters that we can actually work in the garden for most of January and February.  As long as …

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Here are some highlights of what gardeners in our region are doing in their gardens this month, starting with the number one activity:

Watering!  But not every day.  Water less often, but deeply.   And if …

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Gardeners of all ages but especially us Social-Security-eligible gardeners know all too well that gardening can lead to injuries.  We use sharp tools, sometimes in a hurry.  We venture barefoot into the garden …

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At this month’s meeting of the Golden Spades, Homestead’s own guru Gene Sumi talked fertilizer – the basics, plus answers to everyone’s questions about them.
Organics Feed the Soil
Organic gardeners know that …

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This month’s Golden Spades event drew more attendees than ever – 40+ – which tells us that people are gardening early this year, driven into their gardens by an incredibly warm March.  The topic was …

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