I have not been motivated to do any spring cleaning up this year, and the weeds have taken advantage of…
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Asparagus on parade
Well, it’s that time of year again: the time when I wonder why I never considered that one day we…
Deck Garden Refresh
My tomato growing buddy, Del, has a deck garden where he usually grows a ton of tomatoes, but tragically, last…
Companion Planting: Leeks and Asparagus
I’m not the first person to observe that companion planting myths exist, but this is the first time I’ve made…
Oh, peas
Don’t mind me. I may have shouted aloud and jumped up and down for joy when we discovered that these…
Daffodils!
It’s my favorite time of year — my daffodils are blooming! I just love these Marieke daffodils. They have doubled…
Tomato Mystery
Where’s Scooby-doo? We’ve got a mystery….. My little tomato seedlings are growing out. They look so healthy! Today I noticed…
An Inauspicious Beginning
Well, it must be said: I’ve not had a great start to my planting this year. Here’s the bad news:…
Irises slow start
I was flipping through some pictures from last year at this time, and noticed that my irises are quite behind…
Rose pruning comparison
I thought it would be interesting to compare last year’s rose violent pruning to this year’s not-as violent pruning to…
False spring
What started out as a plan to put in a few spinach and strawberry seeds turned into a two day…
Offended or offensive
I found myself down a rabbit hole today, reading some of the stories of the Three Witnesses to the Book…