One of the nice things about gardening is that it’s not all about gardening. Last summer while watering the dill plants we found a caterpillar. Although we like to think of ourselv...
A week ago last Monday we were visited by a mob of 1st graders, most welcome visitors to the garden. Early that morning one of the teachers from the Theresa Elementary School which...
In a case like this, when we have only one plant, we try to get the best yield without ruining the mother plant. I was cutting into some very hard and old wood and was using quite ...
It’s been a busy week, with the garden and other work around the house and yard. We have picked lots of cukes for pickles. We grow eureka for bread and butter pickles and regal for...
The cherry tomatoes are coming in good and their first for us but they all are late compared to other gardeners. We started late this year but we are only a bit behind at this poin...
This year we are forced to buy basil starts to get a jump start on the season. We have been very busy and have not been able to find the time to get anything started. Since fresh b...
I remember back a few years ago we had snow on Mothers Day. This is not such a rare occasion in this part of the country where the plant by date is Memorial Day. My Mom has a Cup a...
Yesterday, while returning Toby, Phyllis’s sisters Yorkie, to his rightful owner after a weeks vacation we noticed the bright green and purple shoot of a crocus poking it’s head th...
Corn is everywhere. We don’t grow it because it takes up quite a bit of space so we get it from a road side stand. One stand we like is Hunters just outside Plessis on RT 26. They ...
The green peppers are going gang busters. We set about 100 plants and with a yield of about 5 peppers per we have a bumper crop. The walls are not quite as thick as some we have gr...
