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 Mulch Your Garden in the Fall Before I could get angry I realized how fortunate I am to be able to live where wild animals dwell. I saw a cougar down by the pond awhile back, a red fox in the woods, a bobcat in the creek bed, and a coyote on the hill. More Raccoon Trapping Three trampled plants, dug up mulch spread all around, and three piles of berry filled poop. I think the radio station switched to Johnathon Keillor's Prairie Home Companion because the raccoon was very comfortable there last night. Keep Flowers in Your Garden Game's over. I chopped off the corn stalks that were planted in my pathway at the ground to let the roots decompose in the soil all winter. The Cauliflower Are Beginning To Form Heads You may also find caterpillar poop. It's likely from the cabbage moth eggs that hatch on the underside of the leaves. I Got To Plant Lettuce Starts Yesterday They were 8" tall and root bound. Most of the veggies I've gotten in 6 packs and 4 packs have their roots circling around the the bottom of the cell. The Detergent Soap and Water Spray Worked I went down to the garden for another "game" and couldn't find any to shoot. I don't know why we are told to hand pick them and drop them in a bucket of soapy water when you can just spray them with soapy water. I Slid the Hoops Out of My Shade Tunnel It's exactly what I need for my cabbage patch. I seem to be planting more patches lately because when you get curved pathways established, and your flowers keep reseeding themselves, you start developing small spheres, triangles, and elipse shapes that make great planting spots. It's Cook'en Under The Plastic That's Covering My Corn Hot and humid, like the tropics. It made me realize I could start bush beans under a covered hoop tunnel too, so I did. December and Still No Frost I still have a pepper plant growing in the garden. The corn stalks are getting moldy and the tomato leaves are turning pale green but nothing has died yet. I've Been Raking The Trampled Hay Out I can get about a pitchfork full a day and save it up until I've accumulated a wheelbarrow load. Having my mulch available a little at a time keeps me constantly gardening. It Only Took the First Few Warm We've had a plentiful harvest this year because of the mini greenhouses and garden cats so I don't begrudge them their fling. The stalks got four feet tall so I cut them off and used them for mulch around an artichoke plant. Growing Corn I checked Frostdate and found that an August planting can yield you a crop so in they went. I know I'm pushing it for mid August planting but I don't really need the ears because my wife's horses get the stalks as treats. More Gardening Articles
