Tips & Tasks for the week
If your place is like mine, it’s getting to be the time of year when everything is exploding with growth. Time to get out there and tuck, train, and trim…
Tips, Tasks and Requests
It’s Sunday night and here are some tasks for your gardens, if you dare go outside! This week is perfect for more deadheading of things like daisies, coneflowers, zinnias, and…
Tomatoes for 2025
The king of summer crops. Red gold. The reason for a BLT. Whatever you call the tomato, it is one of the most versatile vegetables that we will see at…
Tuesday Tips, June 11
Many of you ask questions about your garden, plants, and how to harvest or store things you’ve picked through the season. In an effort to share information with everyone, I’ll…
Plants for 2024
Most of the plant varieties from last year will return, but there are a few new peppers coming to the lineup! Last year was a great overall harvest, but a…
Setting out veggie plants
Getting my hands dirty Planting young starts is one of the most satisfying things that I do. Really, planting is therapeutic for me and puts my hands in the earth.…
Green Goodness
Ahhh, kale. Some folks just love this crunchy, vitamin-packed green. Others loathe it. And, there’s a group that feels “meh” about it, but when prepared well, it gets a thumbs…
Seeds to sow now
Are you on schedule with your seeds? If you are planning to set out home grown plants this spring, where are you in the planting process? If you want to…
Seed Starting Time!
Where do I start? Seed starting is definitely a labor of love. You labor over the seed brand(s) and then, you labor over the varieties. And, lastly, you labor over…