Categories
Gardening Humor

A Foul but Funny Gardening Tale

There are a lot of funny gardening stories I can relate to. Kids picked the tomatoes too early? Been there. Dog tore up 200 freshly planted bulbs? Totally! There was this one time I grew an entire patch of underripe watermelons. By the time the cold was settling in, I had to pick them, and […]

Categories
Gardening Humor

This Family Home Garden Surprised Almost Everyone

I consider myself lucky in a lot of ways. One of the biggest ones, for me, is knowing that my daughter is growing up with a family home garden. Since before she could walk, we’ve spent time in the garden together. She knows about planting seeds, waiting for those seeds to germinate, pulling weeds, and […]

Categories
Gardening Humor

My Garden Story of Revenge

Revenge or fair play? That’s what my garden story is about today. Are you ready to be the judge in a case of a garden crime? We all have that favorite plant. You know the one that you’ve tried to grow for years and is finally thriving? That’s the plant I’m talking about here. It […]

Categories
Gardening Humor

What’s It Like to Be Mike McGrath?

You can learn a lot about a person just by reading what they write. Some folks come off kind, others terse, some brilliant, and some—well, a bit outrageous. But Mike McGrath? He’s a category all his own. Outrageously kind, comically smart, enthusiastically chaotic, and definitely not stoopid. No sir, not our Mike. Reading Mike’s work […]

Categories
Gardening Humor

Garden Pest Control? Whatever You Say!

Garden pest control is a hot topic in gardening conversations. Whether in person or online, everybody has an opinion on this. The thing is, there are so many different pests and so many approaches to garden pest control that it’s hard to say one method is better or worse than another. Personally, I prefer a […]

Categories
Gardening Humor

Behold! The Patron Saint of Lawn Mowers!

I admit that I don’t know all of the saints. I’m aware of some of the well-known saints, like St. Anthony, the Patron Saint for Lost Articles. He’s a favorite of one of my friends. But the Encyclopedia Britannica points out that there are more than 10,000 saints recognized by the Catholic Church, so I […]

Categories
Gardening Humor

Digging Up Gardening Humor in Manure

Cow dung, also known as cow pies or cow manure, is the holy grail ingredient on the farm where the biggest gardens are grown. It’s also packed and shipped off to garden supply stores everywhere to help out the little gardens, too. I’ve never been too romantic about it, mostly I just look forward to […]

Categories
Gardening Humor

Beetlemania and the Backyard Battleground

Here at GreenPrints, we’ve long believed that gardening is a dance—sometimes a graceful waltz with pollinators, other times a full-blown mosh pit with pests. And rarely has that mosh pit been more hilariously, and heroically, described than in Marjorie Schratz McNamara’s “Beetle Mania,” our summer saga of one woman’s backyard war against the most insufferable […]

Categories
Gardening Humor

“Leveling Up” to Farm Life

Let’s be honest—every gardener has, at least once, stared lovingly at their tiny raised bed and thought, “If I just had a few more acres…” You know the fantasy: morning dew shimmering on your rolling fields, a sunrise symphony of birdsong, and the gentle hum of your fully loaded tractor as you heroically plow, till, […]

Categories
Gardening Humor

Black Gold, Brown Laughter

Let’s face it—gardeners are an inventive bunch when it comes to nourishing their plants. We brew banana peel tea, steep compost like it’s fine wine, sprinkle Epsom salts like fairy dust, and even chat sweetly to our squash in hopes it will grow bigger than the neighbor’s. But among the most time-honored and giggle-inducing methods […]

Exit mobile version