Intrepid Urban Farmer: When Satan comes to call on the garden, he’s got a name — Squash Vine Borer
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune Satan was in my backyard last week. He took me by surprise. He was…
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Intrepid Urban Farmer: Right at the beginning of the payoff, elated by the look of things (and anticipating)
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune Here we are. Right at the beginning of the payoff. The garden has been…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: With big swings in temps, who knows when to start . . . a gardener’s conundrum
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune This winter sure is weird. This was supposed to be my first year to…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Throwing caution to the wind, and digging up the ‘dirt’ on what’s really in the soil
Mother nature is playing tricks on us. It’s the end of February and it’s sixty degrees outside! This is a…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Recharging, gardening is sure-shot therapy; right now, it’s sit back and wait
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune A new year ahead. New possibilities and new directions, not just in gardening, but…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: In a year of ‘firsts,’ count a growing appreciation of ‘real deal’ Farmers’ Markets
Twenty sixteen has been a year of firsts for me. It’s the first year in many that I haven’t been…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Gardening can be a real (and wet) roller coaster — and then there’s asparagus
Gardening 2016 is in full swing. I got my seedlings started, transitioned them into larger pots a few days ago,…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: The real dirt on raised garden beds — how to build them once and enjoy the crops
By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune columnist A few years back, when I was starting to really ramp up my gardening operation,…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Warm weather entices, but don’t dress up plants when they have no place to go
A record-breaking temperature of 72 degrees on a recent Saturday did little to cool off my keen anticipation to get…
Ginger Dawson: Chairman of Bored snaps out of winter doldrums to find inspiration all around
Winter brings with it a time of indoor contemplation. I spoke about this in my last column. I have been…