Kerry’s Garden

Several years ago a grad student at the University of Ky did some research on forecasting insect pest appearance by watching the development of flowering plants in the landscape. “Timing Control Actions for Landscape Insect Pests Using Flowering Plants as Indicators” came out of that research. In a nutshell he watched and recorded the pests’ [...]

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I took some time yesterday to dig 8 sassafrass seedlings out of the corner of the garden. I once had visions of a no-till garden but that came to a screeching halt when I realized that the sassafras trees were just too close to allow that. Sassafras spreads via root suckers and given a season [...]

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Up till this weekend I had not ordered anything garden-wise for this coming gardening season. I picked up what seeds I’ve planted so far locally. There is a Southern States nearby and it is my favorite place to get beans, spinach, beets etc. You get a huge amount of seed for next to nothing. They [...]

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I found some sassafras fruit on one of our trees. I had wondered if the late spring frosts had trashed the blossoms but it appears that at least a few survived. I checked out the US Forest Service’s Silvics Manual and this is what it had to say about the fruit. Flowering and Fruiting- Sassafras [...]

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The Bradford Pear that line the street look to be in full bloom

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Feb 6, 2005 Scattered some oriental poppy seeds in flower bed. I couldn’t find the poppy seed i got from the plant swap last summer. Checked blackberries, aok. The severe cold didn’t get to them. Probably because of the snow cover. Planted some of Mallie’s Mimosa in a 4″ pot and sat in miss kim [...]

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