While we always see sparrows, this is the first year that we saw a White-Crowned Sparrow. Appearance: The males and females are like a brown sparrow with a grey chest and a black and white striped cap. The beak is pinkish. Feeding Habits:  White-Crowned Sparrows like insects, seeds and berries. They prefer eating from ground feeders. […]
This Bright Lights Swiss Chard seed packet adds a lot of color to the garden. I purchased the Bright Lights from Botanical Interests. While the seeds are not color coded, you will get a nice surprise of color. This packet includes chard with gold, orange, pink, yellow, crimson and lavender stems and veins. You will […]
I like to grow my lemongrass in the herb garden or as a backdrop to some other ornamental plant in a container/planter. Indoor Sowing Tips:  1) Sow the seeds 1/4″ deep in seed trays under grow lights in late winter (about 3 month before your average last frost date). 2) In order to germinate, lemongrass […]
