Donna Young

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 [...]

This is just an update on the in-ground seed flat that I showed a photograph of in the first garden entry for this season, and in that entry, I wrote brief instructions to make an in-ground seed flat.
In the flat, I planted these seeds:

Zinnia, Giant, Scarlet Flame
Milkweed (thanks Michelle)
Sweet Basil
Catnip
Sweet Marjoram
German Chamomile
Lemon Balm

I planted the [...]

Aphids and flea beetles are two garden pests that affect vegetables as soon in the season as possible for a bug. They are two of the earliest pests.
Aphids
If you see ants on your plants, then look for aphids. Ants tend to aphids because aphids secret honey dew, a substance that ants like to eat. Aphids [...]

Over the past few days, I have managed to get my backyard vegetable garden tilled and planted. My garden plant-able area measures 21 feet by 50 feet this year. The garden is a few feet behind my house.
I tilled it April 30th and this is how it looked the next morning.

This year I am planting:

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