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May 13, 2021

What are the Green Caterpillars on Your Tomato Plants? | The Tomato Hornworm & Tobacco Hornworm

Large green tobacco hornworm caterpillar hanging off of a green leaf

Have you discovered that something is eating the leaves of your tomato plants and damaging your green tomatoes? You probably have a tomato hornworm or a tobacco hornworm. If you look around, you will probably find a giant green caterpillar on your tomato plants. What Does a Tomato Hornworm or Tobacco Hornworm Look Like? These big worms can grow up to just over three inches in length and they are quite thick. Both caterpillars have diagonal … [Read more...]

/ Gardent Insects, Vegetables / garden pest, gardens, insects, vegetables

July 27, 2017

Homegrown Tomato Salad Recipe

Some of my favorite things about summer time gardens are fresh home grown tomatoes. There's nothing like that taste. It's fresh and sweet and just plain delicious. Since the flavor of the tomato itself is wonderful, I don't like to cover them up with a lot of spices or cook them. Rather, I prefer them in a fresh tomato salad, mixed with fresh basil from my garden and some feta -- just sprinkled with a bit of balsamic vinegar. Fresh Tomato … [Read more...]

/ Herbs, Recipes, Vegetables / recipes

August 14, 2016

What’s Eating My Jalapeños?

My jalapeno pepper harvest

You'll never believe what I found eating my jalapeños. It's a hot pepper so you would think that it would be protected from hungry critters. But, that is not always the case. I planted my jalapeño peppers in containers this year. They were grown in part shade just along the edge of my driveway. I have four plants and they are growing 10-15 peppers each thus far. I picked my first batch of peppers this weekend to give to a friend. As I was … [Read more...]

/ Container Gardening, Gardent Insects, Vegetables / container garden, garden pest, Summer, vegetables

September 2, 2014

It’s Fall Planting Time

Hoping to see beet seedlings in a few days

It's still hot outside, really hot. But, believe it or not, fall is just around the corner and it's time to start planting fall vegetables. Beets, broccoli, cabbage, chard, carrots, lettuce, radishes and more can all be put into the ground in late July through September. This is often our hottest and driest time of the year, so to give those seedlings a bit of a leg up, water the ground for 2-3 days before planting the seeds, and cover the … [Read more...]

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September 3, 2013

Preparing for Fall Vegetable Gardening

Now is the time to plant your vegetables for your fall garden. I started some several weeks earlier, and already have the seedlings showing. It's not too late to plant, but with the hot and dry conditions of late August/early September, you'll have to take more care of your plants and be wary of garden pests. Soil Preparation Remove the weeds and old non-producing plants from your existing garden. Put old plants in the compost pile. Mix in any … [Read more...]

/ Vegetables / raised beds, vegetables

August 28, 2013

How To Grow Tomato Plants from Cuttings

It stays warm enough here in the Southeast that we sometimes get the chance to have a second crop of tomatoes and other vegetables before the cold of winter takes over. For those of us who love eating homegrown tomatoes in salad or pasta, it is definitely worth replanting to try and get a second harvest of tomatoes. At this time of year, it's nearly impossible to find any tomato plants in our local stores. So in lieu of purchasing plants, I … [Read more...]

/ Flowers & Plants, Vegetables / how-to, propagation, rooting, vegetables

August 19, 2013

How to Make Deer Exclosure for Raised Beds

Three young fawns and a doe have discovered my garden just recently. They ate all of the leaves off of the pepper plants, devoured the hostas, stripped the bean plants bare, and ate every single beet top. Now that they’ve found us, I’m sure they will continue to come back. I am starting to think about planting for a fall crop of vegetables, so I have to be creative in planting. Making a Deer Exclosure for Raised Beds The Terrazza Raised … [Read more...]

/ Projects and Ideas, Vegetables, Wildlife / garden pest, gardens, projects and ideas, raised beds, vegetables

August 7, 2013

Green Bean, Ham, and Potato Soup Recipe

One of my grandmother's recipes for soup is my favorite way to use fresh green beans. It's simple to make and goes really well with homemade cornbread (my Southern twist on it). She lives in Pennsylvania, so I suspect it's an old Pennsylvania-Dutch recipe. Here's what you'll need a ham hock (use only half of it if you're making a smaller batch of soup) 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed 3 cups of beans, snapped 1 onion, chopped salt and … [Read more...]

/ Recipes, Vegetables / recipes, vegetables

June 27, 2013

How to Save Time Watering Your Garden

Garden sprinkler system

I can not tell you how much I appreciate having this sprinkler system installed in my vegetable beds. All I have to do is hook up a hose and set a timer. It has been quite the time-saver for me and due to its customizable shape, I am not wasting water on things I don’t mean to water. As much as I love having a large vegetable garden, I do not enjoy watering. Standing there with a hose or even setting up a sprinkler that I have to move around … [Read more...]

/ Flowers & Plants, Reviews, Vegetables / flowers, raised beds, reviews, vegetables, watering

June 13, 2013

The Cayenne Pepper vs. Squirrel Experiment

I may have mentioned this before, but my yard has a LOT of squirrels. With several oak and pecan trees, there is plenty of food for them. The problem is, whenever I plant new seeds, the squirrels (and cats) dig up the soil. I end up with empty spots that never grow. I planted beets and carrots in my two raised self-watering beds. The soil in these containers is excellent, making it great for root vegetables. Usually the squirrels and cats … [Read more...]

/ Vegetables, Wildlife / garden pest, how-to, raised beds, vegetables

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Welcome! My name is Kathy and I live in Georgia Zone 7B. Gardening has always relaxed and rooted me (literally!). It's my happy place. With more than 25 years of gardening, I am far from an expert, but I learn from all my experiments. This blog talks about the plants, backyard critters, and more that have made my garden special. Read More

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