Best Gardening Tips

Best Gardening Tips

According to the madman’s calculations, this is the 100th blog we shared. Like grandson Liam says, doing anything 100 times is “crazy.” His brother Patrick quickly chimes in, “real crazy.” But, crazy or not, we did it. In honor of this feat, we are going to offer up the gardening tips we love the best….

Without a healthy leaf litter, native flora will be compromised.

The First Worm Of Spring

We finished the first project of the spring. I didn’t think it would go as easily as it did – especially after we discovered the first worm. Our task was simple. Clean out the section between the new succulent beds in the front of the house and the path. At one time, this area was…

Gall protecting insects during winter

The Madman And His Bugs

Here we go again with the madman and his bugs! He just found his third Stink Bug lumbering through the upper canopy of a citrus plant! He panicked. Unusual for him. Generally he just sucks them up with his bug vacuum and releases them near the outdoor fire pit. He learned the hard way not…

Onion Seedlings

Nest Boxes For The Birds

The madman is thinking about nest boxes. He doesn’t have much to do in the garden these days. He has planted the hottest of his hot peppers – they seem to take forever to germinate and need at least 120 growing days in the garden. And, he has planted some bunching onions, although our main…

spines on E. milii

Moving Plants With A Song

            There he goes again; the madman is moving his plants around. This time, there’s a bounce in his step and a song on his lips…” I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it. She like to move it, move it…” You may not recognize these words, but King…