Thyme To Garden Club

06/08/2026

https://balconygardenweb.com/how-to-make-a-succulent-dish-garden/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSTow1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFTQnE2VWZRZHhVQ0g4czFIc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqDQmN60NR2EabEcpCOCIL2b6kgGI9JzAnw3bc7QW14sI6vayfB-j542T6dY_aem_h9Du6wGWBaupI75LF6wcAA

Learn how to make a succulent dish garden in this step by step tutorial. This succulent dish garden will adorn your room and fill it with desert warmth.

06/05/2026

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05/30/2026

Here's some followup info on one of the many subjects of discussion during our meeting a few nights ago. This isn't comprehensive but, it is helpful.... https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1260317726257607&set=a.572020378420682

4/7 marks World Health Day. Ticks, especially in the northeast, pose a risk to the health of humans and pets alike. Lyme disease is not the only tickborne pathogen, and not all ticks spread it! Our testing services aim to help people understand their exposure risks, which can help in more comprehensive treatment plans.

05/27/2026

When? Tomorrow (Thursday May 28th) 6:30pm
Where? First Christian Church (205 South Elm)
Who? All Members, and guests are always Welcome!

05/27/2026

Eight sounds after dark and the animal behind each one.

The barred owl's "who cooks for you" call is eight syllables — and when it escalates to screaming, that's the pair calling together. They're fine.

The screech owl doesn't screech. The sound is a descending whinny — like a tiny horse — coming from inside a tree cavity.

🌿 The high-pitched wall of noise near standing water is spring peepers. The sustained thirty-second trill from the ditch is a toad. Both are frogs. Both sound nothing like what most people expect from a frog.

The whip-poor-will repeats its own name from ground level — sometimes hundreds of times without stopping. The katydid does the same from the treetops later in summer.

The short hoarse bark repeated at intervals that sounds like a woman screaming is the red fox. The chittering that sounds like small birds is raccoon kits.

Eight species. Most of them are within a hundred feet of the back door on any warm night this month 🐾

05/24/2026

The bag of soil you grab at the garden center matters more than most people think — because "soil" and "potting mix" and "seed starting mix" aren't the same thing, and using the wrong one in the wrong place causes most early-season failures.

🌿 Four mixes and where each one belongs:

- Seed starting mix — for germinating tomatoes, peppers, basil, and anything from seed indoors. It's sterile, ultra-light, and holds almost no nutrients on purpose. Tiny roots push through it easily, and the lack of organic matter prevents the fungal problems that kill seedlings in their first week. Don't fertilize until the first true leaves appear — the seed carries enough energy to get that far on its own

- Potting mix — for containers, window boxes, and indoor plants. The blend of peat or coir with perlite holds moisture while still draining. Regular soil in a pot compacts into a dense block after a few waterings — potting mix stays open. Replace it every couple of years as the organic matter breaks down and loses its structure

- Raised bed mix — for vegetables grown in raised frames. Heavier than potting mix, with compost, aged manure, and sometimes wood fines. Raised beds drain fast from the sides, so the mix needs enough body to hold water and nutrients instead of letting them wash through

- Topsoil — for filling in-ground planting holes, grading lawns, and blending with native soil. It's heavy mineral dirt. Putting it in a container or raised bed creates a dense, waterlogged layer that roots can't move through. It belongs in the ground, not above it

🌱 The one mistake that causes the most damage:

- Grabbing a bag of topsoil for a container because it's cheaper. The price difference between topsoil and potting mix is a few dollars. The difference in how your plant grows is the entire season. The drainage, the aeration, and the root space are built into the mix — or they're not

Each growing environment needs the mix that was blended for it. The seed tray, the pot, the raised bed, and the ground are four different environments — and the bag that works in one fails in another 🌿

05/24/2026

"The price of tomatoes is up 40%." It's not too late to plant tomato plants for this season... (Consider it an investment.)

05/20/2026

https://balconygardenweb.com/how-to-grow-bushier-and-bigger-impatiens/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR6yFRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeWprgenaGv-v3lqlHEVsqzTpFGryMHMtLxbQSgm-ypd0xcMiBbBHBxMtXl58_aem_bONFlauf4qaBy_3ACUBB0Q

Learn these practical tips to grow bigger and bushier impatiens with never-ending flowers to beautify your garden.