The Fairly Quiet Gardener Blog
Book Recommendation: ‘My Roots: A Decade in the Garden’ by Monty Don
Monty Don is a gardening hero for many across the globe, and that certainly includes me. While probably best known for being the lead presenter of the BBC's Gardeners' World program, he is actually a prolific and gifted writer. 'My Roots: A Decade in the Garden' is, like many of Monty's other books, a personal view into his gardening life and, to some extent, his personal life.
Growing Pumpkins From Your Halloween Jack-o’-Lanterns
After Halloween last year, we took the pumpkins out back to one of our available garden beds. They're still fairly new with nothing permanently planted yet but I have been enriching the soil with compost, seasoned manure, and grass clippings. I chucked the pumpkins high in the air and each crashed down and split open (that was for fun, not a necessary step).