Cassie's Stuff

Whew! My website is fixed and working once again. I haven’t checked all the links, but it should be working now.

Went to Upper Sandusky to pick up Dylan from his Dad and on the way home I saw this billboard between Marion & Waldo. I about drove off the road – “That looks like Zara!” I said to Dylan. So we turned around to take a closer look. And sure enough, it is! My baby [...]

Hello all! I’m in Hawaii with the Square Foot Gardening Foundation helping Mel with a 3-day Certified Teacher training. Not much time to enjoy the views, but we’re having a great time! This could be the start of a whole series of training around the Pacific Rim. We are going to show people how to [...]

People are always asking me, “What can I do about the deer?” Short of a shotgun, there aren’t a whole lot of options. Mel gives a good one in his book, All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!, and called it a critter cover. It works, but it is not terribly attractive. [...]

Today I updated the look of my blog. Tell me what you think. It is a little dark, but I can fix that with photos in the text.

Ok, had to do a quick post after that really long one because I am so excited that I got to harvest my first greens today! I cut 4 big bunches of butter crunch lettuce (starts from Wilson’s Garden Center), several big leaves from the Swiss Chard and red kale, both also from Wilson’s. Now [...]

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about how to mix the perfect soil for your garden. As you know, in Square Foot Gardening we call it “Mel’s Mix.” Seeing as how the truck of the commercially bagged Mel’s Mix has been delayed, people want to get started, so here are some ideas. In [...]

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Right now I am in the beautiful town of Fayetteville, Arkansas to help Mel teach some workshops and to learn about the new composite lumber garden boxes. I wish I had more time to explore the town and learn about the city’s and residents’ commitment to living green. Maybe I’ll make a trip here specifically [...]

Wrapping up a very exhausting day at the Clark County Master Gardeners Garden Fling. I spoke two times about Square Foot Gardening and had a booth. Not a great sales day – not many attendees because it was a beautiful day – but made some really good contacts. Tomorrow at 2:00 I’m off to Wilson’s [...]