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. [...]
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 [...]
Wow! What a busy, busy start to the gardening season! Right now I am sitting in a hotel in Springfield, Ohio, as I write this. Tomorrow, I’ll have a booth and be presenting at the Garden Fling presented by the Clark County Master Gardeners. I’ll be talking about “The 10 Basics of Square Foot Gardening” [...]
Started a new blog. It is not very far along yet, but I have recently started working with Dr. Kanodia at the OSU Center for Integrative Medicine. I’ve lost 9 pounds in the last 4 weeks, and 20 pounds since my top weight. Check out my progress at www.CassiesWeightLossStuff.com. It is also almost gardening season! [...]
We finally got the sunroom cleaned out (it was still storing my 16-year-old son’s junk) so I could start my winter garden. I’m experimenting with microgreens. I’ve been fascinated with them since I first learned about it about a year ago. Microgreens are somewhere between sprouts and baby greens. You harvest at about 6 to [...]
Wow! It is amazing how quickly my Spring calendar is filling up with Square Foot Gardening classes. Already I’m scheduled to speak in Delaware and Wooster, as well as Newark. I’m also talking with Upper Arlington’s Life Long Learning program and will be there again, probably in February. See my calendar page for a complete [...]
I’m starting to schedule my Square Foot Gardening classes for the spring. We can start as early as February ’cause we can plant peas and potatoes in March in Ohio, earlier in other states. I’m willing to travel! Especially if it is to someplace warm. I have the 10 Basics of Square Foot Gardening, a [...]
