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 Woke Up to the Sound of Wind Turbines this Morning The package says 7-15 days for them to sprout, so the seed starting mat I had them on cut the germination time in half. I got cucumbers started today and some " Black tomato " seeds that were given to me. 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. Two of My Early Girl Tomato Plants Did you know that raccoons like strawberries. I didn't either. October Is The Beginning Of What We Call the Holiday Season I guess we need excuses to dress up and party during the bleakest time of the year. Just because it's cold and rainy weather doesn't mean the gardening is done though. For All You Younger Gardeners Tomatoes, zucchini, pole beans and cucumbers all get planted one time in the spring, and you keep harvesting them all summer long. In fact the more you pick the more you get. You Can't Raise A Fall Crop Of Cauliflower The row from which I took them is dying. Go figure. Malabar Spinach and Brussels Sprouts I was surprised until I googled " possum tracks " and saw how similar they are to raccoon tracks. I've been misreading sign for many years. I Trapped Another Rat In The Same Place It was the same size too, and I'm wondering if I got two adults or two adolescents. I guess I'll find out by resetting the trap and waiting. I Decided To Dig Up The Beets I discovered a web of wood like roots so dense that they held the soil together like sod. They were blackberry roots from the other side of the fence. All The Rest Of The Tomatoes Ripening Even the small ones. I guess the warmth of the guest room hastened them along. I Got To Plant Onion Sets Yesterday It was so warm that I worked in my t shirt. The ground had already dried from my watering it three days ago, and the dirt kept falling back in the dibble hole. Garden Tools It cuts right through the two inch thick artichoke stalks. I can also cut the Swiss chard patch back to ground level in a mater of minutes. More Gardening Articles
