Ask me a question
During Garden Walk, we invited some of the people who were asking about plants to use this blog to ask their garden questions. Over the years, I've gained a lot of "dirt-covered-hands-on" knowledge and a lot of other knowledge has come through voraciously reading garden books and other gardening websites (two of the best are listed in my links section).
Anyway, got a gardening question, particularly a Western New York zone 4,5,and sometimes 6 question?
Ask it here.
I will create a permanent place for this post in "Perennial Posts."
Anyway, got a gardening question, particularly a Western New York zone 4,5,and sometimes 6 question?
Ask it here.
I will create a permanent place for this post in "Perennial Posts."
Comments
Ethan
But I think Lockwoods, Mischlers, or one of the other better nurseries in town might have it. It is hard to find really interesting and unusual annuals in WNY.
So why is the blog called Gardening While Intoxicated? I kept meaning to as you that when we were in Austin, but never got the chance.
I'm frequently having a glass or two or three in the garden. But no work is getting done, since I get silly or tend to want to take a nap.
I looked, but can't find the origin of the name. Will you email me?
Robin at Bumblebee
I have a garden on my balcony of my apartment where I have several typed of perennials and annuals. One is my burrerfly weeds which we bought because we saw this Monarch laying eggs on it. Many of then hatched and we got to see one of the caterpillars create a cocoon.
Now the plant is blooming this beautiful dusty pink flower but has become a breeding ground for ants and aphids. What can I do to rid myself of them? Is this common to butterfly weed?
Thank you very much for your help.
baygirl66
Thanks for your help,
bay66
On the gardening note...my husband and I walk the back yard every evening checking on the gardens...and yes there is definately a lovely glass of vino in my hand! But the tomatoes! Do you have any idea why the bottom leaves curl up sometimes??
Yes Yes, I do vegetables. This year I added string beans, baby lettuce, arugula and bok choy. I have about 22 tomato plants planted, I like a good variety. I am a culinary grad of The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts in Cambridge Mass and simply love being able to walk out the back door and pick fresh veggies and herbs. I would love to send some pics but have no clue as to how to send them to you...any ideas? Oh, and I thought the name of your blog was perfect...it's what drew me to it.
I do a little canning but mostly strawberry jam. We have three farms within a mile or so of us and I can pick fresh berries, bring them and get right to making the jam. The farm closest to us has the most amazing corn I have ever had! We ate it literally every day last summer and what was not eaten was par-cooked and frozen for winter time.
What do you grow in your gardens?
I also grow a few cucumbers and dill, and a few rows of carrots. When we moved here a few years ago, there was not even one tree in the back yard, and the house is 50 years old! Well, I soon fixed that!
I like to can tomatoes as opposed to freezing them...much more succulant! I just did a batch of strawberry jam yesterday...still a bit runny, so I 've decided to call it "Strawberry Soup for Toast"...I will try another receipe next time...( I promise I did not mess with the sugar or pectin!).
I just love planting perrineals amd usually plant too many . I end of having to thin them out every year.
Well, I've managed to natter on...take care and happy planting/harvesting/cooking/baking!!!