Items of interest to club members
Olla means pot in Spanish. Irrigation using unglazed clay pots started thousands of years ago perhaps in China. The Spanish brought the idea to the Southwest. Today gardeners in Pakistan, Iran, India and South America also use pots for irrigation. In all these areas, consistent access to water improves plant growth and increases yield from …
These are the six slides of the 22 Sept 2020 presentation by Suzanne Teachey, owner of Nectar Apothecary. The presentation started with herbs categorized by their healing properties. Suzanne talked about when and how to harvest the active parts of the plants: fall or spring for roots, just before flowers open for lavender, and pretty …
Article submitted by Kathy Gean Home Depot carries these nifty cross shaped blocks ready made to slide wood slats in the slots for easy garden Boxes. The amount of bricks you need depends on how deep you want them to be. Start with a nice level area. Figure out your width, length and height. I …
The Hummingbird Moth ~ Mary Ann Mira You might have heard the saying, “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, it must BE a duck!” Recently, I applied that expression to what I thought was a hummingbird in my backyard. I saw a creature that looked like …
This Garden Gertie tip is Mary Ann Mira’s. It concerns deterring small critters from invading your garden space and digging it up. I have birds and neighborhood cats that play havoc with my raised garden bed, which is still fairly empty until Mother’s Day planting begins. You can place plastic forks throughout the dirt, tines …
April 22, 2020 is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day,in our country.
