Make Your Own Seed Tape
Pip Strachan, one of our subscribers asks: “Has anyone tried making a flour paste as a glue and setting the seeds in a row with that on paper instead of the dollar store glued ones?” Answer by Elizabeth: Yes! Use toilet tissue as the paper, make a flour glue (1/2 flour, 1/2 water), pick up seed with tweezers, […]
Melon Support
I recently spoke to a lady I’d never met before and we got talking about gardening. She said she had a great way of supporting her melons, so she sent me evidence: Yes – it’s old bras.
Waugh’s River Gardens’ Slug Trap
Guaranteed to Work! Put together water molasses a bit of yeast. Once it is bubbly, we put it in shallow bowls tucked into the soil. The slugs love it!
Labels or Tags for Plants
Labels or Tags for Plants Elizabeth says: “Whenever I’m at a junk shop or yard sale I keep my eyes open for mini venetian blinds. I then cut them up and use them as labels for plants. I try to find ones which have at least one side that is not too shiny. That way, […]
Seed Sowing Tips
Seed Sowing Tips David Flint says: “If you want to sow very small seeds individually, pick each one up up with a damp toothpick. Just touch the toothpick to a seed, it will stick to the toothpick and you can then place it in your soil block, cell or pot by pushing it off with […]
Raised Beds
Raised Bed Backyard Diva says: “Use a pallet as a garden bed – staple garden cloth on the backside of the pallet, fill with dirt and start growing!” Very ingenious!! An instant raised bed!! Courtesy Backyard Diva
Managing Seedlings
Managing Seedlings Jennifer says: When thinning delicate seedlings, use small scissors to snip off the extra seedlings at soil level. The remaining roots simply dissolve under the soil. This is much less disruptive to the roots of the remaining seedlings
Tools
Courtesy Shirley Kresge: What a great way to carry your tools around the garden: An old golf cart!!