Back in April of last year I wrote a post about a custom potting soil mix that I have been using for about seven years now. I was even so bold as to call it the “perfect” mix. Of course you can’t make those types of claims without some proof, right? So in that post last year…
Pesky raccoon capture and relocation
When you have an acre that is pretty much landscaped to its entirety in suburbia, you are bound to get a few unwanted animal guests. Most come and go without any issues. However, some just don’t know how to be a good neighbor. Raccoons always seem to make the list of terrible guests in my…
SUPERthrive experiment on Archontophoenix alexandrae
Ah yes, SUPERthrive. The most well-known snake oil in the gardening world or the champion of plant growth and transplant shock prevention? The debate has raged for decades now. Having personally read and listened to so many opinions on the product over the years, I decided to take the bull by the horns and run my own SUPERthrive…
A few updates from some older blog post
Readers quite often request updates on the various post that I have made in the past. Sometimes it is because a post may have been left open-ended, but most the times it is because someone wants to know how things turned out. In looking over the last year of post on Married To Plants, these were the ones that I believe needed some updates. Many might…
My first year in review
I can’t believe it has been one year already since I wrote my first blog entry. Many readers who follow the blog won’t know that most everything I wrote this year didn’t actually go live right away. I had been writing for just myself and to build up some content before making everything available online. It wasn’t until…
Some curious highlights from my trip to Myanmar
I have been home for a little over a week now after an amazing three weeks in Myanmar. My favorite region in the world is Southeast Asia and my trip to Myanmar only strengthened my bias. Tourism is in its fledgling years. The history is rich. The scenery unique. The people were some of the most friendly and trust-worthy…
EZ-FLO can be very frustrating at times
Water-soluble fertilizer is not cheap. I currently pay anywhere from $40 to $50 per 25-pound bag. So when my fertigation system malfunctions and wastes an entire 25-pound bag (and who knows how much water), I tend to get pissed. For the third time in two years I have woken up to a surprise the following morning…
San Diego Gopher Snake and a few other garden visitors
This week’s post has to be a quick one considering I didn’t have much time to prepare nor time to finish any other post that I am working on. The reason is because I had the pleasure of spending the last six days in my wife’s hometown of Duluth, Minnesota. My wife’s cousin was getting married, so…