Andrew Mitchell 250 Years of American Horticulture American horticulture certainly started before America's birthday of 1776. But most of the more important events surrounding America's horticulture story happened during the 250 years that our great c... 250 Years of American Gardening America's birthday Garden Answer Gardening Monrovia Organic Gardening burpee proven winners Jul 9, 2026
Andrew Mitchell 8 Mistakes New Gardeners Often Make I started gardening when I was 5 years old, but I can still remember many of the mistakes I made. I am still making mistakes now! They are just different mistakes than the ones which new gardeners oft... Gardening Organic Gardening garden irrigation gardening mistakes landscaping pruning watering May 7, 2026
Andrew Mitchell What Organic Mulch is Best for Your Garden? What kind of organic mulch should I use? Wintertime for the gardener is planning time. When snow comes and the frigid winter winds keep us from tinkering in the garden shed, we curl up on the couch wi... Garden Planning Gardening Mulching Organic Gardening Vegetable gardening organic Jan 1, 2026
Andrew Mitchell How To Read A Soil Test Soil is important for everything When you are beginning to garden, setting out new beds, or planting trees and shrubs, it is important to get a soil test. Reading a soil test will allow you know what ... Gardening Organic Gardening reading a soil test soil soil test soil testing Jul 30, 2020
Andrew Mitchell The Kansas Gardener's Garden I hope you had a Merry Christmas! This is the final installment on 2019 on the series of photos from my yard. Great things are coming in 2020, I hope you are ready for them! The above flowers were all... Gardening Kansas Gardener Organic Gardening Dec 26, 2019
Andrew Mitchell Kansas Gardener's Garden Part 3 of my gardens. The saga continues…. This is the Monarch Waystation in late summer, full of rudbeckias and garden phlox and grasses. The double-flowered rudbeckia variety is ‘Hortensia’ from my ... Kansas Gardener Organic Gardening garden tour Dec 12, 2019
Andrew Mitchell Kansas Gardener's Garden This year, my garden did so well that I had to break my tour of it into 4 separate posts. Up first is April through May. I cannot remember a wetter May than what we had this year – 26 inches of rain! ... Gardening Kansas Gardener Organic Gardening wildflowers Nov 28, 2019
Andrew Mitchell May Tips & Tricks Lawn • Apply slow release nitrogen fertilizer to bluegrass and tall fescue to promote summer growth if watering during the summer. Lower maintenance lawns skip this application. If there are broadleaf... Gardening May gardening Organic Gardening garden tips for May gardening tips May 13, 2016
Andrew Mitchell Garden Planning Guide February, March & April Winter time is the best time to plan and prepare for next year’s gardens. We at Grimm’s Gardens are busy with ideas and preparations for the upcoming spring season. From now until March 1 st , we will... Garden Planning Gardening Organic Gardening early spring Feb 12, 2015
Wordpress Author What is the fuss about? Tomato Grafting and the Home Gardener Early in January I attended the Great Plains Growers Conference at Missouri Western University, in St. Joseph, MO. While I was there I was asked to look into the tomato grafting workshop, in the hope ... Gardening Organic Gardening growing tomatoes tomato grafting tomatoes Feb 5, 2015
Wordpress Author Garden Planning: Heirloom Vegetables I have been an heirloom gardener for four years now. You would not call me an expert, just an enthusiast. When I first started growing heirlooms four years ago, I had no idea how it would transform my... Garden Planning Gardening Organic Gardening heirloom vegetables heirlooms Jun 12, 2014
