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More Gardening Wisdom From Jefferson

To read the story referenced, “Gardening Wisdom From Thomas Jefferson: 5 Things You Should Learn,” read more here.

Keep a garden journal!! The most important advice! Keep your seed packets, empty ones, too, in a Ziploc bag labeled with the year, or I use a three-ring binder with trading card holders — the nine-pocket clear sleeve kind to file my packets This allows you to look back and see which company and its seeds you planted at a glance.

Howell

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To read the story referenced, “The Simplest Way To Keep Squash (And Zucchini) From Taking Over The Garden,” click here.

I teepee a cut cattle panel over my squash and cucumber plants. Another idea is to use a large tomato cage turned upside down and adding other wire.

Nedra