Ron's Rustic Birdhouses and Potting Benches, too!
I write about the St. Michael, Hanover, and Albertville areas, about what I do in the communities, my birdhouse creations and how I help realtors sell property.
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Here is a table I made over the weekend. I sold a potting bench and a table at the Creamery last weekend, and now I was out of inventory again. Since the temperature reached into the 50s yesterday, I was actually able to poly the top and sides, too. This one is made of new boards on top and...
03/31/2014
Hard to believe that this will be the third year for the wildly popular Senior Expo at the Crow River Senior Center! It will be held on Tuesday, April 17th from 9 AM to 1 PM, and there will be a lunch served during the day. There will be informational booths provided by local agencies and bus...
03/30/2014
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Wildflowers for Shade I must admit that I got this idea from Tammy Lankford who asked about flowering shrubs and plants for a woodland garden. Now we have trees on all the edges of our property so shade is prevalent except for the midday sun in the late spring, summer and early fall, and, of...
03/29/2014
More plants that like other plants and would rather other neighbors moved! Cucumbers like beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, lettuce, peas, radishes and sunflowers…they actually will climb cornstalks. But keep the aromatic herbs, potatoes and melons aways away from them. Eggplant ...
03/29/2014
As you browse the garden catalogs and nurseries, I thought you might like to know what the terminology used by the institutions aforementioned means in common English. Here you go: New Introduction! Another nursery went out of business and we got these for a song! Multiples Quickl...
03/28/2014
A Great Cause for Kids in Our Community! Here is a chance to make a BIG difference! The Beds for Kids Project is a collaboration among three Rotary Clubs: Monticello, Buffalo and the Rogers & St. Michael group. Two non-fit groups are also involved the Family Youth Community Connections (FYCC...
03/28/2014
Did you know that you can plant a “beneficial border”? A pest control border will get good bugs to move in, and they eliminate or, at least control, the bugs you don’t want in your garden. Good choices for a beneficial border include plants in the umbel family such as dill, fennel, Queen An...
03/27/2014
Here is the first potting bench of 2014! I just completed this one last night. It is much smaller than some I have made recently. And, it has an old window in the back so it can be used for a potting bench, mini-bar, you name it. This is the detail of the top. Notice you ca...
03/26/2014
We have had great luck with these little-known gardening hints. At least Chief Cook and Gardener has. She allowed me to share these with you: Don’t like chipmunks and rabbits munching on your beans and radishes? (OR ANY CROP or FLOWERS, for that matter!) Mix equal parts of flour, dry mustar...
03/25/2014
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There are plants that just seem to go together. I wrote about tomatoes and basil before but here are some more who love, like or simply tolerate other plants. Try them out and see if your garden improves…and don’t forget to add compost and earthworms to your garden before you plant! Here ar...
03/24/2014
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I write about the St. Michael, Hanover, and Albertville areas, about what I do in the communities, my birdhouse creations and how I help realtors sell property.