Calendula Image Credit: Eden Bros Great as cut flowers and can double in the kitchen as an edible flower Easy to grow annual with mixed yellow and orange blooms Fragrant heirloom with long-lasting spring blooms Thrives in bright, sunny growing areas Seed Type: Heirloom Seed, Open Pollinated Seed Also known as: Pot Marigold, Ruddles, Scoth…
Month: February 2026
Hooray for Jalapeno Peppers – Grow Them in Your Garden
I’m checking my garden journal to see which day I will sow my turnip seeds, and the very thought of turnip greens and cornbread makes my mouth water. I am a true Southerner, and I’ll need some pepper and vinegar sauce to sprinkle over my greens. Therefore, I am also planning to plant some pe…
Rosemary – My Favorite Fragrant Herb – Perennial in Garden Zones 8 – 10
Rosemary is my favorite fragrant herb. I cannot pass a rosemary plant without running my fingers through its needle-like leaves and releasing its fragrance into the air, while also depositing its fragrance on my hands. I currently live in Gardening Zone 8a, and I have discovered that several of my neighbors grow rosemary as a…
First Forsythia Bloom on February 10 – Spring Is On the Way – Let’s Create A Garden Journal
Yesterday, I was scouting around in my garden, and I spotted my first forsythia bloom of the year, Only a week ago, my garden was a tundra: Because I record things, like ice storms and first blooms, in my garden journal, I could quickly check to see when ice storms and first blooms had happened…
Buy Kaytee Nut & Fruit Birdseed: It Feeds Your Birds and Plants Sunflowers at the Same Time
Two winters ago, I made an amazing discovery: Kaytee Nut & Fruit Birdseed. Over the years, I have purchased several other birdseed brands, but Kaytee Nut & Fruit is more natural and thus, the seed that my birds prefer. Initially, I repeatedly purchased the Nut & Fruit seed simply because my birds preferred it,…
Aesthetic Jounal Binders – A Perfect Solution for Gardeners and DIY Garden Journals
Aesthetic 8.5 x 11 Binders – Perfect for Creating a Garden Journal Image Credit: Zicoto https://capitaloneshopping.com/p/aesthetic-3-ring-binder-set-of-2/6LRSR7N2Q2 Gardeners, I have finally discovered a perfect set of 8.5″ x 11″ notebook binders to house all my gardening data in one spot. Although Zicoto offers several colors of binders, I espcially love the green set. It works perfectly…
Bush Goliath – A Deteterminate Tomato – What Is A Determinate Tomato?
I am a Cottage Gardener, and like the traditional cottage gardeners, I grow much of my garden vertically. In this way, I make the best use of my limited garden space. In other words, I grow upwards, as opposed to outwards. Indeterminate Tomatoes Grow Upwards–They Grow Very Tall. Upgrade Determinate Tomatoes have a constrictive growth…
What Is the Difference Between a Determinate and an Indeterminate Tomato – Why Do Some Tomatoes Get Very Tall?
I am planting 7 varieties of tomatoes in my garden this year, and only two of those types of tomatoes, Bush Goliath and Husky Cherry Red, are Determinate Tomatoes. The others are Indeterminate. What Is A Determinate Tomato? A Determinate Tomato Grows in the Garden for a specified period and then stops gaining height–focusing…
Cherokee Native Plants: A Gallery with The Healing Properties of the Plants
Lady’s Slippers Scientific Family: Orhidaceae Cherokee Name: k‛kwĕ΄ ulasúla “Meaning of the Cherokee Name: ‘partridge shoe’ The Cherokee name, K‛kwĕ΄ (‘partridge’) Ulasúla (‘shoe’ or ‘moccasin’), has the same basis as the common name lady’s-slipper. This is due to the pouch-like sac which looks like a shoe, moccasin, or slipper. Uses: “It is believed the Cherokee…
How the World Was Made – A Cherokee Creation Myth
HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE “The earth is a great island floating in a sea of water, and suspended at each of the four cardinal points by a cord hanging down from the sky vault, which is of solid rock. When the world grows old and worn out, the people will die and the cords…