Dirty Fingers - Issue 3

Submitted by tired_gardener on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 08:12.

• Blog Carnivals

Thanks for stopping by for the April edition of the Dirty Fingers Blog Carnival. We received several good submissions this month. I am sure you will find them all very interesting. I certainly did. Read them all, post comments on their sites, and enjoy!

Lawns

When we talk about lawns, I don't know a whole lot. I wrote my Seeding the lawn entry partially because I needed to learn how to do it in order to seed my own lawn. We have a couple of entries from people who actually know a little about lawn care.

Every year, people spend millions of dollars to purchase commercial fertilizers and mulches for their lawns. Yet at the same time, they rake up the fallen leaves from neighboring trees and put them in the trash. Amy L. presents Using Fall Leaves To Fertilize And Protect Your Lawn posted at Housekeeping Tips.

Savvy lawn owners are interested in imported specialty grasses and exotic species from around the world or for their lawn. Sarah presents Choosing The Right Grass For Your Local Climate | Spring Lawn Care - Lawn Care Tips posted at Lawn Care Tips. I guess that means I have something else to think about when I start seeding!

Anecdotes

What fun is gardening without hearing the stories other gardeners tell? Jamie McIntosh says Hailstorms can bring devastation to the spring garden in Hail in the Garden posted at Suite101: Organic Gardens blog. A very interesting fact culled from this article that I'm going to have to read more about: “organic soils actually scrub the atmosphere of global warming gases by capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide and converting it into soil material.”

SeaBird harvested the last of these orange flowers from the butterfly garden before the summer heat wipes everything out. "I did see at least one butterfly flitting about during the last couple of months". Read From the butterfly garden posted at SeaBird Chronicles.

Seedlings are fun, it is like watching your kids grow. Jen Carlile presents Seedlings are sprouting! posted at Modern Beet, saying, "This is a post from my food-related blog about my summer garden. All of the recipes/posts emphasize locally grown (or homegrown) food."

Advice

When you start seeds, you need containers, but which should you use? nichole halsey sent in You put the lime in the coconut and grow a little seed posted at Bad Human! Don't take chemicals from strangers!.

Sara Ost tells us which plants are Safe Houseplants for Your Furry Secret Snackers posted at Sara Ost. We don't want out little guys getting sick.

Organic matieral is important for your garden. Creating your own compost is cost saving and easy to do Karen Dowell presents Turning heaps not heads posted at Wiggly Wigglers.

Reviews

Sara Ost sent in this review of a planter that hangs on the wall in This Wall Flower Gets Attention posted at ecosalon. This is a very cool planter, I have a wall it would look really cool on.

Growing herbs indoors using aeroponics is a cool way to grow plants withouth the use of soil or sunlight. Andrea presents AeroGarden | Fresh Herbs posted at Kitchen Elixir.

Plants

Farmers call it soybeans, gardeners call it edamame. Soybeans are very popular right now, besides being nutricious. valereee talks about Recognizing rural America: soybeans posted at Cincinnati Locavore.

If you've never foraged for food, you are missing out on a fun activity. valereee presents Foraging: hot new foodie trend, or the hottest new foodie trend? posted at Cincinnati Locavore, saying, "Foraging = the ultimate green gardening!"

Submit to the next issue.

If you have your own garden related blog, please submit it for entry in next months issue. Use the carnival submission form to submit.

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