http://bucketgarden.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Bucket Gardening en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:12:51 GMT 2010-01-05T14:12:51Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885125&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace   "The New Yankee Workshop" wraps after 20 years on PBS!   Click here to hear the announcement from Norm.   My Dad was a Master carpenter, the kind of guy who could run . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:55:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885125&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-11-04T18:55:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861548&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Ginger: The Taste & The Plant For over 5000 years ginger plants have been extremely popular plants for cooking as well as colorful gardening items throughout Asia most especially in India, . . . Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:21:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861548&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-10-20T13:21:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858012&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Ginger Cultivation: In-Ground & In Containers Ginger plants can be cultivated in containers as well as  in the ground. If you like to garden and you have an interest in growing . . . Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:58:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858012&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-10-17T19:58:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841597&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace The article below may be of some interest to organic farmers who farm in locations in the vicinity of roundup ready crops  where sub lethal drift of glyphosate may be encountered. The study also . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:13:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841597&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2009-10-06T22:13:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824884&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Honeybee Populations Continue Mysterious Declines   Honeybee populations in the USA, indeed all of North America, is and has been undergoing a devastating collapse for sometime now. . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:32:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824884&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-09-24T15:32:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821681&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Pumpkins-101 Pumpkins are something we seem to take for granted. They are just there. We like t hem, we enjoy their uses, especially the culinary uses but what do we really know ab . . . Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:45:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821681&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-09-22T11:45:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820841&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Pumpkins In Your Bucket Garden Recently I was informed by a lady, who had no idea that I am ‘bucket gardener’ , that “viney” plants such as pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:50:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820841&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-09-21T18:50:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819445&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Leeks: Misunderstood But Delicious Leeks are a great crop for a bucket garden. Leeks are easy to grow, tasty and pretty. Try them out and you will keep on planting them for years to come. . . . Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:49:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819445&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-09-20T12:49:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819129&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Vegetables That Will Grow in a Florida Garden Many of the vegetables that grow well throughout most areas in the United States will grow especially well in Florida. Lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, . . . Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:21:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819129&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-09-20T00:21:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819017&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Solarization: A Safe Process To Sterilize Your Soil Florida soil is just simply full of critters & microbes lurking and laying in wait to cheerfully destroy your endeavors to raise herbs, . . . Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:22:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819017&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-09-19T21:22:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818282&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace FLORIDA GARDENING HINTS & TIPS Control Weeds With Newspaper! Rather than the expense of the purchase of expensive landscape cloth, herbicides or your labor spent in hours on your . . . Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:38:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818282&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-09-19T01:38:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818276&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Sharing & Packaging Your Seed Stocks Many gardeners are also seed-savers. They collect seeds from their plants towards the end of season by allowing some plants to “bolt” . . . Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:33:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818276&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-09-19T01:33:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977720321&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace RoundUp: Deadly Cousin of Agent Orange Herbicides have a place in plant control but not at the expense of life & quality of life of humans. Just ask Viet Nam veterans!  Now it has . . . Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:58:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977720321&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-06-24T16:58:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977720161&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Heirloom Seeds: A Bountiful Crop of History Heirloom seeds are defined as being seeds for plants that are from “old” cultivars. Since people began talking about heirloom vegetables . . . Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:33:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977720161&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-06-24T13:33:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719374&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Irrigation is something all plants need. In a bucket farm or garden it is a critical necessity. Some people go to elaborate lengths to achieve this simple task. I prefer the simpler methods my self. . . . Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:24:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719374&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-06-23T17:24:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977718401&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Your first priority when growing bananas must be to use the proper soil. This is so critical that it must be stressed! You must to use a well draining soil mixture with  20% Perlite added to it . . . Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:21:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977718401&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-06-22T17:21:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977718174&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Many people have a lack of space today to plant a traditional garden in their yard. in most subdivisions the houses are so close together that gardening in a side-yard is an impossibility. Townhouses . . . Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:49:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977718174&grpId=3659174697258261&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-06-22T12:49:03Z