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 Merry Christmas Gardeners I got three cloches and two pop up mini greenhouses. I can extend my gardening earlier in the spring and later into the fall. I Don't Have the Heart to Cover The birds are voraciously fighting over them as if they are in a life or death situation. Cauliflower in the Heat Things grow really fast in this heat. I don't have half as many Brussels sprouts to transplant though, because one small slug worked it's way down the row, and ate a third of the plants in one night. There Was a Corn Cob On the Ground I guess I've got a raccoon visiting at night. I didn't even know the corn was ripe yet because the plants are still covered in pollen. Broccoli and Cauliflower in the Fall Garden My son read that they need potassium to develop their heads, and tried half his plants with a supplement, and half without. Sure enough the potassium supplemented broccoli formed larger heads than the others. As A Grampa Gardener I Tend To Walk Slowly The two feet by six feet of pathway in front of me takes all of my attention. The shadows of the pebbles, twigs and grass continually change as I pass and provide a billion bits of information for me to process. 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. The Artichokes That I Divided Are Growing Already. The leaves are spreading out and the plants are getting taller. We Had Another Killer Frost All I had left to remove was the eggplant and tomatoes laying on the ground. The last tomato in a tower still only has outer leaves damaged so it's time to bring it indoors and hang it upside down. Water Your Garden Whenever You Want It's nice to have a little wind while you're working in the garden because as soon as your shirt gets wet you start to feel cooler. Got a lot done in-between shade sitting, rocking and musing. Three Of My Tomato Plants Have Fruit I'm considering cutting back on the water already because I'm tired of not getting ripe tomatoes until August. Putting plastic around them makes me feel like I've cut the water back already so I may wait until I see some wilt before I water under it. Fall Harvest Continues They were grown up a tomato tower, so the gourds we're not resting on the ground, but all the leaves were dying. They were surprisingly light so they might have been curing in the air. More Gardening Articles