Well, it’s that time of year again: the time when I wonder why I never considered that one day we…
Tag: garden
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…
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…
I looked out the window and…
… what did I see? An apple tree with canker, looking at me. Well, I guess that does it for…
One more cleanup
I think I’ve got one more cleanup to go until the garden is done. Today is very rainy but it…
The rainbow connection
Drum roll please…. I think the garden is finally FINISHED. By finished, I mean I think I won’t be adding…