Lacking motivation
Have you’ve ever gotten into a gardening funk? Gone a full week without having any motivation to get outside and do yard work? With all of the hot weather happening across the country, more and more yards are starting to show some neglect as homeowners would rather be in the air conditioning than outside under […]
Up in the Air. Over the Wall
Excuse me, but did I just see reddish leaves on the trees in the “Big Swamp? Yes! Yes, I did. Come on, it’s only half-past August. As much as I am happy to see the end of the oppressive heat of summer, I’m not exactly ready for the hoodies, Hallowe’en and the fuzzy socks of […]
What is true infrastructure
As usual, you will not understand the title until about half way through. Bear with me while I set the stage. I am not writing a university thesis on the history of the County, so I think a brief synopsis will suffice. If you want more detail, do not call me. Read Prince Edward County: […]
Paydirt!
This is the perfect time of year to be thinking about the soil in your beds and around your home. Many gardeners are starting to move away from chemical fertilizers and are moving toward ecological choices, such as organic soils or composting, as a way to reduce waste and make the garden greener. Composting is […]
Balancing on the Edge
Didja watch the Olympics? I don’t know about all y’all, but this year LOML and I watched more of the events than we ever have in the past. I’m going out on a balance beam to say, “It was an exciting escape from the harsh reality of the Age of Destruction in which we currently […]
Field of Dreams
I’m sure you know the story: “Build it and they will come.” And in the film they did come, but they were ghosts. They were not real. It was a pretty cool concept for a film, what with an idiot who builds a baseball diamond in the middle of nowhere, and people actually come. I […]
Bad neighbours
I had a great conversation recently with a distraught homeowner complaining about their neighbour’s yard. They were desperately seeking some advice as to how to handle a next-door neighbour with an unkempt yard because they were certain that the home was hurting their property value. This is such a tricky subject. Your neighbour’s property impacts […]
Will There Be Sprinkles with That?
Let me say this, about that, I do believe people should take care of their health by living a healthy lifestyle. I know some of all y’all were convinced I was crossing over the dark side when I said it was time for me to enjoy my life with a glass of wine and a […]
The Death of Journalism
This may hurt some of my colleagues, but I have a story to tell. First, as we know, newspapers are suffering badly. Not because they didn’t do a great job, but because the art and skill of relating news to the people was overcome by the desire to make loads of money. Newspapers were bought […]
Bug, bugs and some rot
It’s that time of year when the gardeners all start sending in their vegetable questions. This year there seems to be a theme around three specific problems that home growers are having with their favourite tomatoes, lettuces, kale and flowering cucurbits. APHIDS AND ANTS A good aphid infestation often comes with a colony of ants […]