Dirty Girl Rock and Dirt

Dirty Girl Rock and Dirt I am passionate about gardening and being outside. I want to share my passion with others with gardening tips, equipment & tool reviews, and more!

Gardening is in my DNA. When my grandfather came to this country he worked in the citrus groves of Southern California. My mother has a degree in botany and together went on many plant collecting adventures. Also, growing up in Northern California we had a HUGE garden complete with apricot and plumb trees. Now living in Kansas we have our own slice of heaven on just over an acre of land. I've got

4 peach trees, an apple tree with 5 different kinds of apples (the most EXPENSIVE plant purchase I've ever made), two other apple trees: fuji and honey crisp. We have raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries. We also have 6 raised beds with our vegetables for the season and one flower cutting bed with gladiolas, dahlias, sunflowers, cosmos, zinnias, and some pumpkin and melon seeds. We make jams, jellies, peach brandy, and blackberry moonshine. I've been a teacher for most of my career teaching science: Biology, Forensic Science, Physical Science, and Earth Science. I love kids, have two grown ones of my own, and encourage all to get out and dig in the dirt. I'll have some postings on how to get your little peeps out into the garden even if your yard is small or you live in an apartment. I also have bi-annual plant sale full of friendly, low maintainence plants. Information and photos provided here. My goal is to have food available to pollinators for three seasons.

Guessing Fuzzy had enough catnip in his eggnog!
12/26/2022

Guessing Fuzzy had enough catnip in his eggnog!

Getting my seed packets organized!
12/08/2022

Getting my seed packets organized!

Seriously- TWO green beans is it! Quit trying to pull the bag off the counter!
12/03/2022

Seriously- TWO green beans is it! Quit trying to pull the bag off the counter!

Another one of my favorite places! This is Lake Lenexa about a 15 minute walk from the house. A beautiful spot to walk, ...
12/02/2022

Another one of my favorite places! This is Lake Lenexa about a 15 minute walk from the house. A beautiful spot to walk, run, or just relax even on a stormy day.

Sorry Buddy- I’m cutting you off at TWO green beans. Don’t look at me with those big sad eyes! TWO is your limit! Now ge...
12/01/2022

Sorry Buddy- I’m cutting you off at TWO green beans. Don’t look at me with those big sad eyes! TWO is your limit! Now get out of the fridge!

It’s bulb storing time. I have numerous elephant ear, canna, and dahlia bulbs that don’t over-winter outside. So here’s ...
11/30/2022

It’s bulb storing time. I have numerous elephant ear, canna, and dahlia bulbs that don’t over-winter outside. So here’s how I do it:
1. Lift bulbs out after first frost.
2. Brush off excess dirt, cut off dead vegetation.
3. Let them sit someplace dry and not freezing until dry. I let them sit in the garage to dry out.
4. I then sort through the bulbs getting rid of any that are mushy.
5. I put cedar shavings and the bulbs into a cardboard box label it and place into the basement until I can plant next spring after the risk of freeze has passed.
This process helps me save $$ next year! 😊

Happy Thanksgiving!
11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving!

One of my absolute all-time favorite places.
11/18/2022

One of my absolute all-time favorite places.

Snowy morning!
11/15/2022

Snowy morning!

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