Lazy Gardening

As the title says, I'm still waiting for the grass to go dormant. Daytime temperatures have been in the 70s and nights about 50 for the ...

One of the burning garden controversies of the 1840s was using okra seeds for coffee. The proponents were proclaiming it as the best thing s...

The mystery rodent of late August has been identified. R.I.P. Rattus rattus , who was found floating in the swimming pool today, dead. This...

Six months into this experiment, I'm happy with the buffalo grass's performance. So are the quail. There are still some questions ab...

I saw a 6-pack of locally grown Early Girl tomato seedlings at the big box nursery yesterday, which reminded me to remind you: We get anoth...

See this woodland creature nomming on the mesquite beans by my barbecue? It's a rat! My dilemma is deciding whether it is a native rat o...

Finally we're getting a summer rainstorm. (The summer rainy season usually starts in early July.) There were some out of season showers ...

This is the post where I point out my errors, hoping you won't commit the same ones. The weather, and some lack of foresight on my part,...

The main claim that attracted me to the UC Verde strain of Buffalo grass was the claim that it would require less water than Bermuda Grass a...

Wow, give buffalo grass a week or two of 105°F+ (over 40°C for you metric people) with Arizona monsoon humidity and it turns into turf! Real...