A Garden Jeanie

10/11/2026

A beautiful day with MSU Pi Tau Sigma volunteers! Every time this group comes to my garden, wonderful things happen!

10/09/2026

This is the dreaded Tree of Heaven in our gardens. Why is it dreaded? It is non-native, fast moving with long sucker roots, AND worse than all it is a beloved plant for the Spotted Lantern Fly another destructive, non-native pest. How did I determine it wasn't a walnut or sumac? The rotten smell in the leaves and stems. Now what? A serious plan of attack of both cutting into it and very bad chemicals because the minute this tree feels threatened it sends our runners to stay alive. Just another day of garden life

10/09/2026

MSU Day of Service last Saturday. Every year I have the honor of hanging with college students. Every year I have more respect, love and faith in the World's future. Thank you to each of the 25 students who helped me transition from summer to fall gardening.

10/01/2026

Just a few flowers from the Asppire's Garden Group over the summer. We are starting to learn seed saving so hopefully we can repeat some of these beauties next year.

10/01/2026

Last night we began our Fall Asppire Garden Group. It was rainy so we stayed in the office. We are focusing on seed saving as we prepare to close the Asppire Flower Garden. Tonight we started with learning how to save seeds from Tomatoes. The group shelled a new variety of bean, Purple Hull Pink Eye Cowpea and we spent time talking about dry beans for soups vs fresh green beans. Then it was thining flats of cool crops that had too many plants growing in the cells. Great team, missing one due to illness.

09/30/2026

And actually from now until we close down the outside gardens, then it all moves into the greenhouses and hoop houses. LOL

09/30/2026

amen

09/30/2026

For all my chicken farmers!

09/30/2026

Oh so true - every year at the South Lansing Urban Gardens I forget about all the work and plan more for next year!

09/29/2026

I am learning some new things in my Sustainable Choices classes right now. You may know that textiles (clothing) is a big problem in our landfills. Apparently there is a blue jean recycle program and Home Depot is carrying a recycled insulation.

Cut the heat in your house during hot summer with the addition of this Henry Ultra Touch Recycled Denim Insulation.