Donna Young

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The lettuce has grown quite a bit since the last time I wrote about growing it under a floating row cover. [http://www.donnayoung.org/blog/2008/05/30/lettuce-floating-row-cover/]. From the outside, the green of the lettuce shows through the cover.

I lifted up the back where the excess cover was rolled up and I gave the lettuce more growing space. While it […]

The photographs here show the life of Lady Beetles - Coleoptera: Coccinellidae. If you see any of the bugs that are pictured above and below in your trees, bushes, or plants, please do not kill them. Ladybugs are good bugs. They eat aphids.
 
 — - Aphid Lion (lady beetle larva) — -
The first picture is the ladybug larva. It […]

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 […]