by Mike Hicks | Oct 14, 2020 | Direction
I am waiting around for my cabbage, broccoli, and leaf lettuce to produce. Summer flowers are beginning to fade, and the grass is growing slowly. There is less to do in the garden and yard, so I want it all to speed up and get done. I do not like to wait....
by Mike Hicks | Oct 7, 2020 | Direction
The measure for my garden is the amount of produce I harvested. My container garden did a good job of producing cucumbers and okra from the small amount planted. The tomatoes left something to be desired this year. I had a few larger tomatoes, but nothing like...
by Mike Hicks | Sep 23, 2020 | Direction, Generosity
I had my first invasion of something eating away the leaves of the broccoli and cabbage I just planted. I sprinkled the leaves with an insecticide to stop the problem from going further. At least, that is what the label says it will do. I imagine there are...
by Mike Hicks | Sep 16, 2020 | Direction, Thankfulness
I can hardly believe that fall is just a few days away. Of course, fall in Mississippi is not exactly like that in northern regions of the country. It may be time for sweaters, vests, and long sleeves in the fashion world, but our temperatures say something else. My...
by Mike Hicks | Aug 19, 2020 | Direction
My cucumber vine produced fresh fruit for about two weeks then suddenly started wilting with the fruit dying on the vine. My first tomato plants are toast, but I did put in a couple of new ones. Nothing has been produced yet. I actually picked enough fresh...
by Mike Hicks | Aug 12, 2020 | Direction
I will say right up front that I was forced to run sprints in physical education classes long ago, but I was not much of a runner. I have walked/run in some 5Ks at annual conference in years past. I have never aspired to be a marathon runner. I have...
