News Break

Gardener Guy Update

The Gardener Guy finally has his site up and running. Get the latest on Paul James at www.gardenerguy.com!

Job Update

I finally have a job. The good news: Funding. The bad news: I have dirt under my fingernails and can't figure out how to get them clean for Monday morning.

Unending Rain Update

Oh thank God, it relaxed and we're back to afternoon showers per rainy season parameters. We can delay construction of the ark.

Potato Update

When they say mound the dirt around the base of the plants, they mean it. I left the Yukons in the ground till they fell over and died. Then I pulled them up. Did you know the little potatoes are right at the surface (hence the mounding)? Did you know if you plant potatoes too late in the season, you only get the tiniest potatoes ever? It all went into the composter, the last vestiges of Veggie Patch 2009. Trying again in the fall. I hear you can plant tomatoes in September. Yum!

Garden Center Update

There's a new guy at the big box garden center down the street. He talks really loudly about plants with anyone who cares to listen. I imagine he is a huge help to the customers looking for gardening advice. But, like a nerd at a star trek convention, I only wanted to challenge him to a geek off, garden style. "Shade plant, you call that a shade plant? My umbrella plant is twice the shade plant of that bromeliad."