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    Gardening Tips and Tricks

    I was not born with a green thumb, but it gets greener every year!  I grew up in Michigan, where you could practically throw seeds on the ground, and they would grow.  Now I live in the desert, where gardening is tough!  Fortunately, I come from a line of great gardeners, and I'm always looking for better ways to get a good crop.  Join me on my adventure with square-foot gardening in the desert!

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    1. Jeannie

      March 10, 2014 at 3:58 pm

      Northwest Texas is not labled desert...but with the drought, it could be!

      • Heidi Fowler

        March 10, 2014 at 7:54 pm

        Good luck, Jeannie! Wouldn't it be nice to live in one of those areas where you can practically just throw seeds at the dirt and they will grow?

    2. Leah

      March 10, 2014 at 4:06 pm

      Your garden is beautiful! I could learn a lot from you, I think. I'm afraid my thumb is currently more black than green...but I want to learn!

      • Heidi Fowler

        March 10, 2014 at 7:55 pm

        Thanks, Leah! My thumb started out pretty black, too, but it gets greener every year! Good luck with your garden.

    3. suzanne

      May 17, 2014 at 11:10 pm

      I have a window box under a window that gets late, hot late afternoon sun. The ivy geraniums were doing so well until our 100 degree days arrived and now their burning up. I tried sticking an old umbrella and it helped until the winds came. I then put a white towel over the flowers, anchored by rocks. That helped but is impractical since I'm not home when late afternoon sun is there and I am not able to cover them. What kind of covering can I use or should I just transplant the geraniums in a shadier spot in the yard? Any suggestions would be helpful.

    4. Elaine

      February 20, 2015 at 8:24 pm

      Love your charts. Thanks for the companion and mosquito repellant plant list. I'm new to the West Coast
      and trying to adapt to "drought conditions" here. Thanks for your information.

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