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Plain as Dirt: It is most likely mildew to you

I don't know about you, but I'm sick of the term “green.” When I spot that term in an article or headline, it's a surefire buzz kill for me — which is why I'm not going to use that term here to describe some concoctions appropriate to controlling a ...

From TOM GLASS, The Vail Trail,  21 Jun 2009

Related Topics: Environmental Protection Agency,  United Stated Department of Agriculture

Plain as Dirt: Here are a few reasons to blow your flower budget

We have achieved, as far as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is concerned, frost-free status. I urge you as good citizens to go big and plant flowers like there was no tomorrow. Essential to summers in the Vail Valley are colorful flower gardens ...

From TOM GLASS, Vail Daily,  14 Jun 2009

Bad soil? Time to start over

Within the past week I have I dug, cleared, and replanted 2 gardens. In getting up close and personal to someone elses soil, I suddenly realized that almost everyone makes the same mistakes when gardening. Why it took me this long to put my finger on ...

From TOM GLASS VAIL CO COLORADO, The Vail Trail,  24 May 2009

Plain as Dirt: A garden insider's best advice for the season

In two weeks, this valley will experience a surge in demand for garden products overwhelming to garden centers, landscapers and property-management companies. Unfortunately for frost-susceptible alpine gardeners, this surge comes on the heels of the ...

From TOM GLASS, Vail Daily,  17 May 2009

Plain as Dirt: It's late, but it's not too late

Happy Mother’s Day! I know. I’m a day late. My own mother is accustomed to that type of punctuality from me, although it’s probably a bit annoying to you. Bear with me. For a couple of years now, I’ve wanted to write about Mother’s Day and flowers for ...

From TOM GLASS, The Vail Trail,  10 May 2009

Plain as Dirt: Questioning insurance in the Vail Valley

I am now selling insurance. Here’s how that happened to a plant guy like me. (And, what’s more, you can act today to protect yourself and your loved ones from a financial debacle should something accidentally happen in your backyard tomorrow.) While ...

From TOM GLASS, Vail Daily,  19 Apr 2009

Plain as Dirt: The roots of a good deal in Vail Valley

A good retailer could jump on the subject of this column to the tune of a 300 percent markup, and you, the consumer, would still save money. I stole this idea, so it must be a good one. Last week, I received a catalog from Lawyer Nursery, a ...

From TOM GLASS, Vail Daily,  12 Apr 2009

Plain as Dirt: Truth about heirloom tomatoes

Browse the produce section of local grocery stores, and among the large displays of firm, round, ripe red tomatoes, you’ll often find a puny display selling some sickly-looking, flattened, chartreuse-streaked, bruised-purple and muddy-green orbs ...

From TOM GLASS, Vail Daily,  22 Mar 2009

Plain as Dirt: When to plant in Eagle County is sticky business

EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado —Within the next 30 days it will be officially springtime, a particularly useless concept for gardeners here as it relates to the conventional changing of the seasons. To state the obvious, at an altitude of 8000 feet, for all ...

From TOM GLASS EAGLE COUNTY CO, COLORADO, The Vail Trail,  23 Feb 2009

Plain as Dirt: Something you can actually do in the garden

VAIL VALLEY — This particular column is for die-hard gardeners — the seasonally unaffected tillers of the earth. We’ve had a bit of a warm spell, and the days are lengthening, so naturally among some of you, the inner urges anticipating spring have ...

From TOM GLASS, The Vail Trail,  8 Feb 2009

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