Posts Tagged ‘gardening tools’
The Plow Pioneer: Celebrating Stephen McCormick’s Agricultural Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 26, 1784 My dearest garden companions, today we celebrate the birthday of Stephen McCormick, who graced this earth on this very day in 1784. Oh, how marvelous it is to consider, my…
Read MoreThe Brush Weeder: How Gus Miller Revolutionized Weed Management
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 30, 1884 On this day, dear readers, the world welcomed one Gustav Leopold Miller – though you shall know him as Gus, for so he preferred – into its earthy embrace in…
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