Well that was abrupt. Without a lot of lead-up, we had hard frost. And just like that, the growing part of the gardening season is over. I didn’t take the threat of a freeze too… [Continue Reading]
Gearing up for fall gardening
Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I worked with Garrett Wade, which has some very cool garden tools, on this post. I was compensated for my time and provided samples to… [Continue Reading]
Finally planting the vegetable garden for the first time
If you build it, they will come. Apparently this holds just as true for vegetable gardens as it does for magical baseball diamonds, because they’re coming. “They” would be the neighbors, who have taken a… [Continue Reading]
The new vegetable garden plan
The new vegetable garden—I’m calling it a parterre although I think that may be stretching the definition just a bit—has existed in my head for a few years and been knocked around on paper for… [Continue Reading]
Growing different food for a different reason
The grocery store closest to our house and my office is closing in the next week or so. The shelves are mostly bare, and what’s left is deeply discounted. It will leave the city I… [Continue Reading]
VEGGIE GARDEN GOALS
You might have noticed that I didn’t write much about the vegetable garden this year. That’s not because I didn’t grow vegetables, but it wasn’t my best year in the vegetable garden.It’s been my pattern… [Continue Reading]
SPRING: A TIME TO TAKE STOCK OF GARDEN PROJECTS TO COME
Happy spring! In preparation for the first day of spring, we spent some time over the weekend walking through our still partially snow covered yard taking an assessment of what needs doing this year. The… [Continue Reading]
