http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:32:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nothing helps a garden refresh like an afternoon rain shower. The storm breaks; water falls on the leaves cleaning off dust and insects. The leaves then turn down, pointing the water towards their root systems. After the rains, freshly fed, the plants leaves turn back upward, continuing their collection of ... http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden/?p=60 The soil breaks, dampened by the early mists... Stretching, breaking free, the sprout leaves. Towards the sun, its first taste of light. And at our first sight: the inner feeling of bliss. Leafs unroll, spreading ever higher. Upward green, downward roots, the plant fills. And to our thrills, a bud appears. Releaving our fears, the bloom fills ... http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden/?p=57 Do you have a Porch Garden? If so, email images of your garden to michael@derrickpublishing.com and we will add them to the site! http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden/?p=47 Gardening is good for the soul. It can be therapeutic in times of stress or depression. The gardener is rewarded for their care and time with beautiful flowers, vegetables, or fruits. But what IS it to garden? Since the beginning of the human species, humans have gathered various wild plants ... http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden/?p=40 And it blooms! [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="550" caption="Bougainvillea Bloom taken on a Nikon D50"][/caption] http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden/?p=36 This is a picture of some growing porch clovers. Clovers are overflowing in one of our aloe plants too! http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden/?p=34 18Mar08 - The mini-herb garden consisting of Basil, Cilantro, and Oregano is doing wonderfully. The Basil has added two rows of leaves per stalk since we planted it. The Oregano is spreading low and will eventually fill its corner of our square herb container. The Cilantro is moving slowly, and ... http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden/?p=18 18Mar08 - We are starting with two Better Bush Hybrid tomatoes and two Small sized Cherry Tomatoes. We purchased them started in 4" peat pots. We planted the two Better Bush tomatoes in 15" pots. The cherries are in their own 12 pots. 28Mar08 - One of the large Better Bush ... http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden/?p=16 10Mar08 - M and I started 30 bean plants from three different types of seeds: Kentucky Wonder String Bean, Purple String Bean, and Snow Pea in peat moss treys measuring 2 x 5 pods. We first added our 2/3rds Organic Potting Soil/ 1/3rd Texas Native Compost (any compost of your choice ... http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden/?p=11 09Mar2008 - M and I are looking forward to the large balcony that accompanies our new apartment to start the 2008 Porch Garden. We are excited because we have never had this much space and are always stepping around plants that cannot be moved (vines, large tomatoes, etc). Pulling on ... http://www.derrickpublishing.com/garden/?p=9