Archive for the ‘Gardening’ Category

Rock Island Horticulture Club Sale

Mon 2 Oct 2006 The Quad Cities is experiencing beautiful, warmer than average weather. By noon it was actually hot in the garden, but I would much rather have the...

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On the road again

Fri 22 Sep 2006 Brugs are back in the wagon making their trip across the yard to their stations. The frost didn’t come (Yeahhhh) and I’m hoping that I have...

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Bring in the brugs!

Tue 19 Sep 2006 Brugmansia – Angel Trumpet Time to bring in all my Brugmansia for the night. Lows in the 30’s have me worried about scattered frost. I...

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Biosolids Composting-Recycled sewage sludge

Tue 19 Sep 2006 If you’ve been thinking of adding Soil Builder from the Davenport Compost Facility, you may want to think again. Because of the words compost,...

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Fall Is Coming

Mon 11 Sep 2006 Another cold, wet & gloomy day. You would think it was October. Despite my feelings about the weather, the flowers seem to like the rain &...

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