The experiment of whether strawberries prefer terracotta over glazed ceramic pots is over- and the clear winner is terracotta. All my strawberries in ceramic pots were ok but definitely struggling. The alpine strawberry that was cut in half has now grown to fill the terracotta low bowl, and was fruiting in January. Now a degree … Continue reading Strawberry fields forever part 3
I have a problem when it comes to strawberries. One plant is never enough. I have several types scattered about- and recently received a beautiful Gasana strawberry as a gift from my boyfriend. (ornamental AND edible- pink flowers, right up my alley as far as a new to me variety of berry goes) I like … Continue reading Strawberry fields forever part 1
Slowly but surely I've been treating all my houseplants with ground up B.t. to eliminate my minor but very annoying fungus gnat problem. I thought I was mostly done- until I jostled my potted sansevieria starfish and a bajillion bugs flew out. As this was late at night my incredibly grown up reaction was to … Continue reading The indoor garden: de-gnating a snake plant
The Neanderthal Gardens 