People, people. Lend me your ear! This may be just what the “doctor ordered”! What more could we who live in the desert southwest ask for! I know how much work I do just so my dirt (can hardly call it soil) can hold water and praying that I can afford the fertilizer and water […]
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All the tomatoes are full grown and one has actually turned to ash from being in the full sun. Of the 6 remaining, two I have just given over to the birds, tired of the fight. The other four are producing, one really well, although splitting and cracking is an issue. Must say, though, that […]
Our last update had the fruits withering and dithering. I hastily took some advice about a calcium supplement administered via foliar spray. The plant immediately responded within the first hour of application; I could feel the constriction in my chest begin to ease. The addition of spraying calcium on the plant completely stopped the black […]
I never realized how heart-wrenching gardening could be. I grew quite emotionally attached to the little watermelons that were interspersed among the foliage. As they grew I would gleefully count them and perchance perform a happy little jig.
I am a first-time gardener this year and I planted a watermelon plant in May. It was cute, only 3 inches across. I picked my location for full sun and dug my hole. I amended my hole -thanks to the advice of my local gardening guru, Lamont. Well, now, just over a month later my […]
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