Richard's Ramblings August 10th - Pests and Diseases

Richard's Ramblings August 10th - Pests and Diseases

Everything seems a little more normal now, the soil is moist and the cooler temperatures suit both gardeners and our common crop plants.
Shannon Forrest
Richard's Ramblings July 20th - What do non gardeners find entertaining?

Richard's Ramblings July 20th - What do non gardeners find entertaining?

In order to keep the GROW HQ garden entertaining for visitors I have decided that I need to find out what sort of things non-gardeners find interesting and exciting and did some research.
Shannon Forrest
Richard's Ramblings July 13th - Growing is not usually this difficult!

Richard's Ramblings July 13th - Growing is not usually this difficult!

Richard thought it was about time he resumed rambling again after a few weeks of inactivity. The heat and drought has created lots of extra work...
Shannon Forrest
Spring is in the air

Spring is in the air

The garden should be a refuge from the unnatural pressures of much of contemporary society, not an additional source of mental conflict.
Richard ramblings, premature germination, seedlings, seed sowing and soil temperature.

Control your urges to avoid premature germination.

"Seeds sown too early either outside, struggle miserably, emerging into a cold, damp world or, inside where they germinate happily but are too advanced to be transplanted out into a world of frosts and winds."