Arts & Culture Gardening 101

Gardening 101.10

You’re working in partnership with nature, but nature is sometimes indifferent to the success of the joint venture. In fact, sometimes you’d swear nature was giving you the finger.

August 17, 2011

Gardening 101

Gardening 101.9

And now for something completely different ... perennials!

July 22, 2011

Gardening 101.8

The complete lowdown on weeds and their elimination. Or at least control. But only after some grousing about crappy weather.

July 8, 2011

Gardening 101.7

Years ago, I made a cubic yard of compost in three weeks. That was some serious composting, mister.

June 28, 2011

Gardening 101.6

Tomayto? Tomahto? Instead of calling the whole thing off, let's try for an idiot's guide to growing them.

June 21, 2011

Gardening 101.5

Carbs? Protein? Polyunsaturated fats? French fries? Tofu? What should you feed plants to make them grow up strong and healthy? Herein, all is revealed.

June 8, 2011

Gardening 101.4

Planting seeds, transplanting seedlings, watering, thinning. Hunter/gatherer is so last week. We're getting into agriculture.

June 1, 2011

Gardening 101.3

In which is discussed the buying of baby plants from garden centres, along with the starting of one's own plants. And stuff.

May 27, 2011

Gardening 101.2

In which practical and increasingly detailed advice is offered to the novice wishing to set up a vegetable grow-op

May 16, 2011

Gardening 101.1

It’s spring, when young men’s fancy turns to thoughts of gardening

May 10, 2011