I have never used as much garlic in my recipes as I have this year. I am finding that I use it in so many of my dishes. There is normally a small patch of garlic growing in one corner of my garden but I must admit that in the past it has been largely underused. Some years we have dug it up and used some of the garlic cloves but other years it has died back and stayed in the ground. That is all changing though, because this year I have really started to get serious about growing garlic for … [Read more...]
Irises: How Do I Grow Them Successfully?
I am growing irises at home and recently posted some links showing how to transplant them under the heading Irises: When and How Should I Transplant Them? Since then I have also been looking into other aspects of iris care. In particular I had heard that irises will not flower if their bulb does not get any direct sunlight so I have been looking into this. I have included links to three great sights that provide quite detailed information about how to grow and care for … [Read more...]
Irises: When and How Should I Transplant Them?
My family are keen gardeners and recently we have started growing irises. The question that arose recently was When and how should I transplant my Irises? I found a couple of sites that gave quite detailed information on when and how to transplant Irises and so I have included the links bellow. There is also a quick informative YouTube video that I found which was produced by the Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in North Carolina (US). The consensus seemed to … [Read more...]