Ladybug Blog

• Moon Garden Blooms in June
  With so many garden chores still tugging at my skirt, so to speak, I am grateful for the lengthening days as that gives me an hour or so after dinner most nights to plant, weed, mulch, prune and so on. This week I am working on vegetable garden number 2 which is adjacent to my […]
•  A NEW TOOL FOR HOME GARDENERS TO FIGHT WEEDS 
  Ask any gardener what their worst chore is, and the majority would agree that weeding nears the top of the list. It’s a never-ending battle of pulling out unwanted plants while protecting plants they aim to grow. But it’s an important part of gardening. Weeds compete with flowers and vegetables for water and nutrients. In addition, they […]
• Outdoors in Late April and Early May 2023
  “Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.” Laura Ingalls Wilder This spring has been one for the books, and I do not mean comic books. We had a week of 70 and 80 degree days with one day that was over 94 degrees. Then we went down to the 40’s […]