TIPS! -Sorted in no particular way


Rock Outlines: Many gardeners have attempted subdividing their plots using rocks for borders.  The rocks tend to sink and are quickly not visible.  Some have suggested placing some material, such as newspaper, under the rocks for support.  I don't know if anyone has actually tried this. Rocks on the edges and corners are can be damaging to the mower.

Blossom end rot: There are some reports of this tomato problem every year. This is when the tomato (and possible peppers) appears fine from the top and side view, but appears brown and rotted where the blossom was.  One suggestion that seems to work is placing a ring of bone meal around each tomato plant as a calcium supplement.

Chicken Wire: Some gardener like to enclose their plots with chicken wire.  This can prevent some animals from grazing on your produce.  Chicken wire requires  maintenance.  It has a tendency to rust and fall apart as well as become mis-shapen and bent into the paths. Substantial support structure is necessary to use this material constructively.

Tetanus shots: Tetanus booster shots are recommended every 10 years for the general population, but more often, every 5 years for certain populations. Who are these special people?  GARDENERS!  (Also horsey folk, maybe others)

Anybody who comes into contact with hard, thorny, sharp, plant material, or old, rusty, possibly nail-sporting stuff, such as we often scrounge to make raised beds and other garden structures, should have the tetanus booster up-to-date!

Deep puncture wounds are generally where it begins.  It is well worth protecting oneself against this very unpleasent and often fatal disease. This is a pretty dumb thing to die of, folks!