Is very important, especially on hot days. Container plants tends to dry out quicker than plants in the ground. Water when the top of the soil feels dry to touch. Faded flowers not only promote the plants ability to produce more flowers, it also makes the plant looks better. Cut the stem back to the closest leaf node or stem. Step-by-step instruction to create a scented window box. My experience of mail-ordering plants.

Chickens in the Road on Etsy. Chickens in the Road on Facebook. The salt is already in the self-rising flour, along with baking powder, which gives a slightly different result than if you started with all-purpose flour. Flaky layers, with a bit of rise. The texture with self-rising flour will be a more biscuit-like puff pastry.

All images Daniel and Stacy Tabb and Boondock Studios. It froze here last week. It froze here the two weeks before that, too. three MONTHS past the optimum starting time. Meanwhile, the Meyer lemon tree raises a leafy, green middle finger to Ms.

Saturday, July 17, 2010. Is a great resource for any gardener I found a lot of the technical chive details there. Friday, July 16, 2010. One of the staples of any garden should be the Rose. However many gardeners believe that roses are to complicated to grow and make beautiful however it is quite the opposite. This variety is a climbing rose perfect for arbors or fences. Fertilizer is not a neces.

In case you missed it, my interest is . Sharing information and ideas about the same. A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight,. That he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Life may not be the party we hoped for,.

Musings, rambling, tips and gardening advice. How I can help your garden. Is something I decided to do rather hesitantly and very much in the slow lane, as a conscious effort to keep myself up to date with the various tools available to me as a writer.

Hen raising, gardening, and rural living in mid-coast Maine. I am looking forward to the fun of new chicks again! September 1, 2013. I am saddened today to learn of the passing of Leslie Land.

It was three years ago on this day that my father passed away. Was it coincidence that the red amaryllis lilies that are usually in full bloom by the fag end of March chose to open up today? On the 12th of April? I have not been blogging here because I started a new food blog.