Whoa, where did you all come from? Just noticed this morning that there are now 50 of you subscribed to the gnome. I know that plenty of folks (and probably many of you) are even better connected - but I just wanted to take a second to say thanks! When this blog started as a humble little personal scrapbook, I had no idea there was such a fantastic gardening community on Tumblr. You all are an inspiration and have helped me tremendously. Thanks for listening and sharing, and I’ll see you out there in the dirt!
Russian scientists say they’ve grown a flowering plant from material extracted from seeds deposited in the Siberian permafrost 30,000 years ago. via CNNLife resurrected from prehistoric seeds
Very cool. I may borrow this idea come spring!
This is why nasturtiums are the awesomest companion plant… the spaghetti squash remains unharmed in an environment where it would usually be totally demolished.
I’ll have to try this!
How to sprout lentils image tutorial.Looks pretty easy. I wonder why my sprouts didn’t work that well.
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Homemade seitan loaves! Hopefully delicious, but these are our first try at making the meat substitute so fingers crossed.
Looks like your Meyer lemon tree got scale! A very common pest - my aloe plant gets it at least once a year. You can "cure" it, but it's a painstaking task, but worth it. I take a q-tip and tip it in alcohol and rub all surfaces of the plant removing all the scale. You can also do it with soapy water but I've found alcohol works the best. You may also have to do it more than once.
Eek! Thanks! The Meyer Lemon is toast, but after your message I went back and took a second look at nearby plants, and found more. I have a feeling this would have gotten way worse if I didn’t get to it now.
Our first Ghost Chili peppers of the 2011 season, on overwintering plants in the basement. Better late than never! Can’t wait to taste.
