Dear Faithful Garden, I can see how hard you’ve been working to produce beautiful flowers and veggies. Today I harvested summer squash, chard, jalapenos, and eggplant. I have not cut many flowers but quite a few are blooming now: marigolds, moss rose, hollyhocks, lilies and more. We have had some losses and disappointments but overall,…
Dear Garden, I am enjoying the vibrant June garden vibe. It seems that most things are germinating well. In fact, when I stroll around, I get the feeling that the first rapid growth spurt is about to begin. Its like watching a toddler turn into a five year old, then the child turning into an…
Dear Gentle and Patient Garden, Surprise! I got out a little earlier than I promised. I knew today would be rainy so I did as much as I could yesterday late afternoon. Do you love all the work I did, including cleaning out the rest of the flower beds and fertilizing all the perennials? You…
I have several goals for my fall/winter garden, as follows: 1.To harvest cool season crops into October; I plant these in the main garden: carrots, beets, kale, kohlrabi, pac choi, cabbage, radish. I use both seeds and seedlings that i started in the Aerogrow. 2. Plant seeds that will germinate very early next spring and…
Memorial Day weekend usually is a time of frenzied garden activity. After all, the frost season is officially over and it is time to get in all the main season stuff. However, it is so chilly and so very windy, there is no joy in being out there or any reason to plant A THING.…
Below is the main garden that I talk about and a bit of the back yard. I also have flower beds all around the house as well and will post those photos soon. 1. View of main garden, looking north-east 2. New beds are to right of chain link fence, right side of photo 3.…
The wind kicked up on my day off so I am tending to things indoors. No problem: I have my indoor projects to fuss over. The seeds that I started under lights and in the AeroGrow are doing well. Four dahlias sprouted. Dahlias are one of my favorite flowers, and previously I planted them using…