Whizbang Gardening

02/04/2025

My most recent blog post...

I came across the picture above while scanning Facebook this morning. I suspected it was a fake photo immediately. But, judging from the many admiring comments, precious few people questioned it. I…

09/17/2024

Whizbang cider-making with my family in the back yard. If you are not familiar with the Whizbang cider-making system I developed you can find details here: https://www.planetwhizbang.com/cider-making

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04/27/2024

My Old Collinear Hoe Gets "The Rub"—
This collinear hoe is my most cherished garden hoe. I haven't used it in the last 7 years because I've been doing Minibed Gardening. But I've planted my onions this year in conventional garden rows, and this tool can't be beat for easy, fast, routine shallow soil cultivation. The ash wood handle really needed the beeswax preservative and I made myself a few tins. You can learn how to make hoe handle rub in this video: https://youtu.be/slLxsG4Jwn8?si=Ds9Hm...

04/26/2024

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In this video I tell you how to never have any quackgrass in your garden.

04/25/2024

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This is the Lee Reich design. It's a lovely and practical garden compost bin!Link to Lee Reich compost bin article: https://www.finegardening.com/article/bui...

04/11/2024

Another Hammer-Planting Video 🙂

Here's an idea well worth trying.Link to my previous Hammer-Planting video: https://youtu.be/PzmLOYbklvU?si=iIcIzU6ymfDHopg-Link to my Short-handle hoe evalu...

04/10/2024

Minibed Gardening Update—
I'm now into year 8 of the Minibed experimental garden. I'm thinking that after 10 years I'll have enough experience and results to put a book together. No rush. 🙂

This gardening experiment continues. Here's a Minibed Gardening infrastructure report as I head into my 8th growing season.The Minibed Gardening Trilogy PDF ...

04/09/2024

Soaking Pea Seeds—
It is time to plant peas here in my Central New York State garden. I have soaked my pea seeds overnight to speed germination. And I am using pea and bean inoculant to boost yield. The inoculant has been in my fridge for 2 years. I hope it's still good. I plant the pea seeds close. Real close. Almost touching. In a furrow about 2" deep. Pea seeds are notoriously bad at germinating. Do you soak your pea seeds overnight? Do you use inoculant? I'd like to know about your insights and experience planting peas. My varieties: Extra Early Alaska, Tall Telephone, & Super Sugar Snap.

06/13/2023

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I have planted an experimental strawberry bed that does not require cultivation, watering or weeding. It should produce for years with no maintenance. This v...

06/12/2023

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This is not just another bird bath...Amazon affiliate link to the bird bath pans: https://amzn.to/3J9JGci

06/04/2023

Part 1 of a new garden project/idea...
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If this idea will hold a 28-pound rock, it will hold all kinds of other things that you may want to mount on top of a T-post. Mail Boxes. Bird Feeders. Use y...

05/27/2023

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I've been doing this for years.

05/24/2023

The Newest Whizbang Gardening Product...

After 8 years of all-weather testing, this little beauty is ready for prime time! You can buy or make your own Whizbang-inspired windvane. Full details here...

05/12/2023

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It's getting redundant, but an update on this experimental gardening idea needs to be made as I go into my 7th season of gardening. If you are not yet famili...

05/03/2023

Loctose-fermented carrots from my garden are a real treat. And they're easy to make in Mason jars. Read the story here.

It is May 3 in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. I have planted spinach, onions, peas, and beets in my garden. The garlic I planted last fall is nearly a foot tall. Although we had a few d…

04/07/2023

More Spring Minibed Carrots—
I dug up three more Minibed clamps of carrots here in early April, as you can see in this picture. They are in excellent condition. I discussed this keeper of an idea in this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/GQjhlvuMeuM The wood-and-wire tote you see is one I made some 12 years ago. A great tool. I have two of them. Directions for making the totes are in my Planet Whizbang Idea Book For Gardeners, which is available here: https://www.planetwhizbang.com/gardening

03/16/2023

The trellis span Y-holders I make have been out of stock for nearly a year. But I've just completed a production run. They can be purchased here: https://www.planetwhizbang.com/gardening If you are not familiar with the Y-holders, this YouTube video tells and shows what they can do in your garden: https://youtu.be/LnqT5ARfe_0

In this video, Herrick Kimball shows and tells about his 'Whizbang Y-Holders" and the remarkable garden trellis frames you can make with them. You'll be hard...

06/05/2022

Growing plants is kind of like raising children...
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I've used these simple cloches for over 20 years to get my squash & cucumbers off to a great start.Links mentioned in this video...How To Cut Out Tire Sidewa...