GrandpaâÂÂs Garden is a collection of hints and tips to help you get more enjoyment out of your garden. Grandpa in his native habitat - the garden. Suggested Grandpa's Garden Articles Why Did the Worm Cross the Road Probably to keep from drowning. Whenever we have heavy rains I find worms and night crawlers in the driveway. I Pulled Up The Cauliflower In The Greenhouse I don't know if they like lettuce, but I might have to use a leaf blower on 'em. The other side of the aisle will be a double row of spinach because leafy greens are the most efficient plants to grow in a greenhouse. All of the Garlic Are Up Now I've had to weed the patch already to, not because of weeds , but because of a plethora of poppies plants. When poppies finish going to seed their stems are tan colored like straw mulch, so when they fall to the ground I leave them, hence I'll never run out of poppies. My Gardening Journal Indicates It's Time It also reminds me that spinach, lettuce and the cole crops are planted indoors 6 weeks before transplanting outdoors whereas cucumbers, melon and squash can go out in 4 weeks. I guess the roots develop faster in the summer crops. I Could Tell That The Ground Temperature They poked up through the surface, straitened right up, unfurled their solar panel leaves and kept growing, all in one continuous flowing motion. Last year they reluctantly exited the ground and remained hunched over like old people in a rainstorm. Cats in the Garden They see you on your knees and come over to flop on the ground in front of you for belly rubs. Might as well go somewhere else and weed. Melon Time Movable mulch modules. The spring planted kale went to seed so I pulled it up and moved the hay flakes from there to under the fall planted Brussels sprouts. I Can't Believe I'm Going To Need to Drag out the Weed Eater I Can't Believe I'm Going To Need to Drag out the Weed Eater Garden Shade I've moved it around to all of my cole crop rows to give them each a few days of partial shade. They perk up shortly and then I move it on to another row. Brussels Sprouts You don't want to start them in early spring because they won't form the little heads in the hot summer. We plant them early to mid summer so they will ripen in the cooler weather of fall. My Wife Put Kale Leaves On A Cookie Sheet As they were cooling on the counter I mentioned that they would make good bat wings for Halloween decorations. She was not amused. It Looks Like I've Been Growing I used the old lettuce plants down one side of a corn patch where the Creeping Jenny was encroaching, and the bolted spinach stalks down the other. I used hollyhock stalks along the Brussels sprouts row. More Gardening Articles
