Donna Young

Yesterday the compost pile had cooled to 38 ºC (100 ºF). That is not hot enough for this experiment. I suspect that the grass clippings are too dry. This afternoon, I removed the cover. It seemed that only the damp parts of the pile were heating and the outer parts were indeed too dry. While [...]

I have a story about okra. It is a true story, but I have no photos to back it up. It has to do with hungry okra, grass clippings, grass catchers, and compost. My husband bought a new mower last year along with its grass catching equipment, but prior to that, he had a large [...]

This year I am growing lettuce under a floating row cover. A floating row cover is a very light fiber fabric. I buy mine from Garden’s Alive (note their $25 off $50 on the home page). I have been using garden’s alive products for a very long time. I recommend them. Enter floating row cover [...]

Five days ago, I began mulching the garden. Some of the plants are tall enough to handle the thick layer of mulch that I like to put down. Some plants are not tall enough and they are not mulched yet. We are blessed to have a wooded section in our backyard and that is where [...]

Gardeners make use of assorted discarded items such as jugs and other types of containers. The purposes of the containers are few but all of the purposes indicate protecting a young plant from something. Some of the things that threaten young plants are bugs, animals, hard rain, and frost. Once the young plant is [...]