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May 2010

Share Your Wildlife-Supporting Ideas in the May Container Carnival!

May 3, 2010
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It’s time for the May blog carnival! Yesterday I read an article about the continued decline of the honeybee worldwide. It seems clear that we don’t know what is causing the disappearance of whole hives, and certainly don’t know how to prevent them. There isn’t much you or I can do, except provide the best […]

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‘Spitfire’ Nasturtium Container Combination Ideas

May 2, 2010
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Almost all of my nasturtium seeds germinated, though some scarification methods were better than others. Interestingly, the only seeds that did not germinate were the seeds soaked in warm water for 3 hours. Even the ones with no scarification eventually germinated, though only after waiting for 15 days! The best method was chipping the seed […]

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