What can I say about the 2021 garden? I have been putting off thinking about it too much because well, I have regrets, and when we are only given so many summers in this lifetime,… [Continue Reading]
Summer, celebrated with a perfect BLT
I can tell you the exact moment that summer started at my house: 12:27 p.m. September 2. You read that right. That is the moment that summer started. Reports of summer’s death have been greatly… [Continue Reading]
A seed starting plan for hoarders
This started as a post to share what I’m growing from seed this year. What it evolved into is a sordid tale of seed hoarding, a gardener so traumatized by a never-ending winter that she… [Continue Reading]
It’s time to cut your tomato losses
As I got farther and farther behind in planting my vegetable garden I knew this day would come. In fact, it comes every year, but I knew it would be even more dramatic this year,… [Continue Reading]
THE SEED-STARTING TRAIN KEEPS ON CHUGGING
This is the hardest part of growing plants from seed, if you ask me. I started my first seeds at the end of February and I was so into them. I tended them lovingly. I… [Continue Reading]
HOW TO POT ON TOMATO SEEDLINGS
There comes a time in every seedling’s life when it must move out of its cramped confines into bigger digs that will allow it to keep growing. Given proper heat and light, tomato seedlings grow… [Continue Reading]
IT’S FRESH VEGGIE TIME!
The poor vegetable garden has gone mostly unnoticed on the blog this summer. That’s a shame because at this time of year it really does provide an incredible abundance for us. Part of my lack… [Continue Reading]
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