How To: A Recipe To Clean Mineral Deposits From Terra Cotta Pots -While it’s still too cold outside for most gardening activities in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere, you can get your pots ready for Spring. Amy has a great, natural recipe to clean those white mineral deposits off your pots.
Pomegranates Suitable for Growing in Containers – Territorial Seed Company has a dwarf pomegranate variety that will only grow to three feet tall. Great news for those of us short on space, or who would need to bring the pomegranate indoors during the winter.
Succulent Container Inspiration – Sharon of Fresh Dirt, one of Sunset Magazine’s blogs, posted some amazing photos of succulent containers. Proof that succulents can be classy and sophisticated while still being low maintenance.
How to Prune Raspberries – Gen provides an easy to follow guide to pruning both summer and autumn fruiting bushes.
Bird by Bird – If you’re looking for something a bit more intellectual and contemplative, check out Alexa’s post about a quote from Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird about the garden as a metaphor for life.
Hey, thank you for the link, Miss Fern! I think your recent posts about planning for spring and seed-starting belong in a best-of post, too! I’ve added a couple of your latest to my delicious account to remember for when I start planning my seed-starting in the next couple weeks.
I love the info about cleaning pots – almost all my pots have that and I didn’t know you could do anything for it!
I really enjoyed Alexa’s Bird By Bird post, too. That’s one of my favorite books.
So, now you know… I’m all about that recipe for cleaning mineral stains out of terracotta pots!
Thank you for the kind words and the generous link, Fern. Bird by Bird was such a wonderful book to read — and as if we needed any more proof, but there’s garden inspiration to be found everywhere!
Genevieve, thanks for the shout out here, too! My granddad grew raspberries, and someday, when we have some land of our own, I’ll be growing them too! The neighbors will say, as we pass by on our evening walk, our mouths stained like a starlot’s, “There go the Johnsons — looks like they’ve been eating too many raspberries again. Quick, let’s go pick some before they get back!”
Stuart — I was contemplating pomegranates (that’s how I came across that link) but decided to go with apples instead. If you do plant a pomegranate, I’d be interested in reading about it!
Alexa — You crack me up! I can totally picture you proudly walking down your street with raspberry stained lips while your neighbors are swiping your remaining berries.
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Hey, thank you for the link, Miss Fern! I think your recent posts about planning for spring and seed-starting belong in a best-of post, too! I’ve added a couple of your latest to my delicious account to remember for when I start planning my seed-starting in the next couple weeks.
I love the info about cleaning pots – almost all my pots have that and I didn’t know you could do anything for it!
I really enjoyed Alexa’s Bird By Bird post, too. That’s one of my favorite books.
Great link on the pomegranate tree, Fern. I’ve been thinking about growing a normal sized version but this one might be a better option.
So, now you know… I’m all about that recipe for cleaning mineral stains out of terracotta pots!
Thank you for the kind words and the generous link, Fern. Bird by Bird was such a wonderful book to read — and as if we needed any more proof, but there’s garden inspiration to be found everywhere!
Genevieve, thanks for the shout out here, too! My granddad grew raspberries, and someday, when we have some land of our own, I’ll be growing them too! The neighbors will say, as we pass by on our evening walk, our mouths stained like a starlot’s, “There go the Johnsons — looks like they’ve been eating too many raspberries again. Quick, let’s go pick some before they get back!”
Gen — Thank you!
Stuart — I was contemplating pomegranates (that’s how I came across that link) but decided to go with apples instead. If you do plant a pomegranate, I’d be interested in reading about it!
Alexa — You crack me up! I can totally picture you proudly walking down your street with raspberry stained lips while your neighbors are swiping your remaining berries.
I’ve had my eye on that pomegranate and the dwarf fig. I think I’ll plant those in the front yard.
Adriana — I think both would look great out front. They’re both attractive plants, in addition to making fruit.