Trip to the Nursery

I spent a good part of today on my annual trip to the nursery in Torrington. They have beautiful things spread out over many greenhouses. Below are flowers and bulbs that I bought Flowers, including yellow mums, fancy petunias, white snapdragons, delphinium, bee balm, dinner plate dahlia bulb and gladioulus bulbs Below are the veggies:…

Stinkin Garden

I started this blog just over a year ago to share all my gardening wisdom. Then, we got slammed with a drought and the garden was less than stellar–certainly no reflection of the garden expertise that I claimed. Now, I’ve invaded this space with a bunch a rantings and ravings (sometimes more than once a…

Happy Spring

A few weeks ago Daylight Savings time began. Today is the first day of Spring. For me, this is life at its best. My son will come up from Denver for Spring Break. Daffodils, iris, and hollyhocks are pushing through the soil, into the light. Easter celebration is just ahead. And,  I relive the excitement…

Red Wiggler Update

Last spring I set up an indoor red wiggler “farm”.  I put the plastic bins in the bathtub and things went well. I was able to divide the worms several times and give some to others. They thrived. I made one BIG mistake. On a nice day during the early summer, I put the bins…

Late August

I am picking lots of eggplant, cucumbers, squash, beans, onions, kales, and carrots. From these  I put up another 2 dozen jars of pickles, dilly beans, squash pickles and mixed vegetables. I froze more of the carrots/beans,  and am drying onions outside for winter storage. I got a few jalapenos and green chilies too! I dug…