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Archive for May, 2009

Getting in the Zone

Okay, I’m going to come right out and say it – I hate maps. Especially when they are like the USDA Zone Map when I need to know what the outline of my county looks like to know if I am in a particular planting zone.  If I am being honest, I don’t even know [...]

19 May 2009 at 08:54 - Comments

If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Do May Showers Bring?

IMPORTANT NOTE: On Saturday 5/15/09 at 12:00 p.m. EST I will be a guest of Katy Copsey, host of “America’s Home Grown Veggie Hour” on a local Internet radio show on Radio Sandy Springs where we will talk about community gardening.  You can listen to the show live from the website, so please tune in. [...]

15 May 2009 at 14:35 - Comments
Yup, what she said. Congrats on the possible book talks.
18 May 09 at 07:33
We're already getting a lot of mosquitoes here in Atlanta as well which does not bode well for the rest ...
18 May 09 at 07:36

Michael gets some credit

Seems the good folks at the Alabama Cooperative Extension System have seen fit to use one of my articles as a reference in a recent edition of their Metro News.  In the section called “Sensible Trivia for Affordable Urban Gardening”, Dr. Jannie Carter, Extension Assistant Director credits my article “Tomatoes bought my house: The unbelievable [...]

6 May 2009 at 12:20 - Comments

A man and his cukes

4 May 2009 at 15:48 - Comments
Hey Michael, send me a mailing address to debskidsandflowers@gmail.com and the seeds will be on their way.
12 May 09 at 21:20

Inexpensive Rain Barrels, Garden Updates & Big News

Here comes the rain again… Since the rain is due in our area any time now, I though it was timely to include this info on cheap rain barrels.  Thanks to my partner I came across a fantastic resource for anyone who wants to take advantage of rain barrels but cannot afford the expensive ready [...]

1 May 2009 at 10:15 - Comments
breaking ground... awesome. We can't wait to get something going on here in our area, but gonna have to ...
4 May 09 at 09:42