I garden a bit differently than most. Most of my garden is in pots. I do this primarily to conserve water. It also allows for easy weeding, plant isolation, and soil experimentation. Gardening in pots allows me to garden under trees. In my area, willow shade will reduce the brunt [...]

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I prefer to make hexagons, but sometimes space calls for something a bit different.
Here is a pretty, and inexpensive garden seat and planter.

I left it unfinished to show it’s construction.

Looking closely at the corner,  almost all the details are clear.

The vertical T structure has the side plates screwed to it, and the angled top board [...]

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I was at the farmers market this weekend and saw some nice big green onions.  I took a close look at them and got pretty exited!  These onions were clean white onions with healthy roots.  The bulb was not swollen, the leaves were D shaped in cross section, the woody section between the roots and [...]

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Click on the picture of the China Berry flowers to see it larger.  This is a graceful and lovely tree.  It is also an invasive non native.  It is also a mahogany.   The lovely flowers are from a tree that I am planning on cutting down this Thanksgiving break.
I salvaged some wood from a tree [...]

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Okra grows a pod. If left on the plant it will dry out and be full of seed. It is just that easy to save okra seed.
Dry Pods

Split Pods

Clean Seeds

Bob

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