My yard has two mango trees… a Haden and an Alphonso mango. The Hadens are the ambrosia of the mango world, as far as I am concerned. So, I watch that tree with anticipation every spring. Even have it guarded by the old man on the tree. Last year in April, we had a […]
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Peppers in Distress
April 6th, 2012 1 Comment
During an unusually rainy time in March, the poblano, jalapeno, banana and bell peppers I planted began to suffer from, what looked like, damping off. Damping off is my guess, because everything else in the box is doing well. The drainage in the box may not have been sufficient for the peppers. The stems turned […]
Tags: Pepper Plants · Raised Garden
Spring in St. Louis
April 1st, 2012 2 Comments
I am going to veer off the growing food subject for a day and go with growing beauty instead. I was away last week. Every couple of months, I make a trip to Missouri… Cape Girardeau to spent time with family and St. Louis to visit friends. My timing couldn’t have been better. I was […]
