• Repost: drflower

    Plant those Blueberry bushes in the yard and forget them till summer!

    This Blog post in inspired by an article that I found from Chelseagreen’s blog “Grow Berries in Your Low-Light Urban Space“  I found the article on twitter and retweeted the link also adding that I have 2 bushes in my yard. @Chelseagreen requested a picture of my blueberries. I was not in a place where I could go find the good pictures of the bushes.  In the article, it talks about how low light is not a problem with these bushes. My spot where I planted them gets direct sunlight for most of the day.  To offer the lovelies a little bit of shade, I have Canna Lilies that sprout…

  • Repost: drflower

    Pointing out a few twitter garden posts that are worthy!

    Here are a few posts that I thought were important to point out in more than one place. (twitter) drflower post: You’ve just boiled some veggies on the stove & have a pot full of water left. Don’t pour it down the drain, use it to water plants! (cooled) drflower post: Nutrients from foods like pasta and veggies will serve your house plants well, giving them added vitamins instead of your drain. drflower post: I water my plants with leftover coffee sometimes (black) – and old green tea. both are acidic so little goes long way 🙂 twitter friend post: @drflower what does that do? That sounds harmful to plants…curious…