Is your garden soil as productive as you want? Need to make some enhancements? Soil amendments may be the solution to improve the quality of your soil, but before making any additions or changes to your soil, it is best to understand what soil amendments are and how they could improve your soil.
When we lived in St. Louis Missouri, pin oaks graced the yards of our neighborhoods. When they dropped their leaves in the fall, the raking began with families filling up paper sacks purchased in bulk from the box stores. The annual fall event was as important as Halloween.
During the summer, the MG Herb Study group met monthly to discover and discuss the herb of the month. June's herb was Basil, July's was mint, and August's was lemon balm. All three are great additions for gardens and add unique flavors and aromas to chosen dishes. September's herb is coffee.
Avid gardeners know a successful garden is a result of research, planning, trial and error, hard work, and evolution. The Learning Landscape located at the Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center, 2101 E.
Fall, aka Autumn, normally begins in earnest as nuts come off trees and pumpkins come off the vines. I know commercially grown pumpkins and gourds have been coming off the vines for over 6-8 weeks now and almonds seemed a little early as well.
