The Abby Affect

01/08/2024

Print and use the Tennessee Home Fruit and Vegetable Garden Calendar. So much reliable information for our region.

UT Extension publications cover a wide range of subjects. Search below for the Real. Life. Solutions. you need. The 100 most recent publications will show a ...

11/01/2022

07/08/2022

Oh to be a gremlin child again.
Covered in grass stains and grazes, hair unbrushed with daisies in the knots, no concept of my own physicality, half way up a tree and eating an apple around my missing tooth.
To be unabashedly ugly, to be unashamedly hungry, to be healthy and hearty and lean and covered in bruises and full of love and sun warmed strawberries.
To feel time stretch forever, only flying when I fall into books.
To love summer once more, and her insects and sweat.

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03/11/2022

These even brighten depressing pine paneling! Amaryllis bulbs from Van Engelen. Next fall I am buying enough to have a pot blooming year round. They last for 2 to 3 weeks. I planted these wrong, put them in the wrong spot, watered wrong, and even though they are weeks late, big gorgeous flowers appeared! What a nice gift possibility.

03/04/2022

The place to be for all people wanting ideas, inspiration, solutions, and education!
Pro tip: Bring a big empty bag!

The Nashville Lawn and Garden Show is an annual 4 day event at The Fairgrounds Nashville attracting plant, flower, gardening and landscaping hobbyists.

09/30/2021

https://www.almanac.com/woolly-bear-caterpillars-and-weather-prediction

Learn about the woolly bear caterpillar and how they are used to forecast winter weather. The Old Farmer's Almanac investigates woolly bears as weather predictors.

09/25/2021

It worked! Yay! Made mistakes in the ex*****on but the moss will transplant.

06/14/2021

How long have you been gardening? A while.

06/02/2021

https://tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvde6tqD0qEtLdnLsCn1UkPAHuqfrIh-b9

You've heard it hundreds of times - native plants are more drought tolerant, and resistant to pests and disease. It's just not so! Some natives are troublesome, others are terrific landscape plants, but so are many exotics, as evidenced by the success of many trouble-free heirloom plants. This talk....