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 I Walked Around The Garden Looking For A Place They had stopped growing and were crisp and healthy in the shade, instead of huge and tough. I guess shading beets is a good way to put them on hold. 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. The Sun Sets Behind The Mountain At 6 It's amazing to me how significant sunlight is to the beauty of what we behold. The bright light is cheering to our emotional mood, and brings more joy than it has a right to. September Is Pear Picking Time I always wait for a few windfalls before I harvest so I don't get them too green. I read once that pears don't ripen until you pick them, but that's not true. 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. Swiss Chard Is Such An Under Rated It's always in my garden, in various stages of harvest, winter, summer, spring and fall. The only reason we don't eat it is when we have so much other stuff available. Bright, Light Green Leaves Are Forming On The cranberry color of the vines, like the color of manzanita branches, is enjoyable all year long. The gray, silver, tan and brown vines that have died provide support for the newly forming vines, keeping the tender tips up off the ground and away from the slugs, sow bugs and earwigs that would eat them. The Spinach I Planted February 8th Two applications and they are pretty much gone. The ones that are left are stuck to the leaves so I may go ahead and wash them off. It's Time To Grab 3-4 Of The Largest Garlic Planting will comence November 1st, and you don't want to be without cloves to plant. The biggest bulbs produce the largest crop, and if you don't get them now the cook will have gotten the largest ones. Try Eating the Leaves of your Broccoli There was nothing in the water after the first rince. I don't know how long it will be before we eat them because the cook turned her nose up at them. Hula Hoe vs Purslane This is a good thing, except for the purslane, which will re root before it dies, unless I flip it over. It's an extremely hearty weed that you will find in your garden growing like a cactus in your dry spots, and like a succulent in your wet ones. Some Gardens Look And Feel Enchanted It's as if there is more there than meets the eye. You can imagine gnomes and fairies hiding from you, and you peer around expecting movement in the shadows. More Gardening Articles
