Lettuce in Winter: Part 2 »
We spaded the ground in our unheated greenhouse, removing weeds and debris. To spade, push your shovel in the ground and lift a shovel full of dirt out of the ground. Turn your whole shovel over and let the dirt fall back into the hole you just made. The point of doing this is to [Read More...]
Let’s Get Vertical Gardening »
What’s better than a living piece of art? With vertical gardening that’s exactly what you’re getting and as a bonus, you get to help out the environment. The great thing is that a vertical garden can be made out of almost anything. Just search vertical gardening on Pinterest and you will be led through a world of [Read More...]
Plant Profile: Amaryllis »
This plant profile is a real crowd favorite! Common Name(s): Amaryllis is actually the common name even though it is the generic name for another plant that looks similar, but is a hardier specimen from South Africa. Scientific Name: Hippeastrum (hip-ee-AS-trum) from the Amaryllidaceae family. Hippeastrum is Greek for knights star. The common name, Amaryllis, [Read More...]
Lettuce in Winter: Part 1 »
Starting lettuce in winter was successful for us. We transplanted it into a raised bed inside our unheated greenhouse. We covered the raised bed in a low tunnel as well, we then snaked a heating cable through the bed and set out a heat lamp that turned on when it got close to the freezing [Read More...]
Signs of Spring »
A few months ago I stopped at the local lumber yard in search of leftovers in the garden department. They had an abundance of Spring flowering bulbs marked down to almost nothing. Of course I grabbed them up, then waited for a warm day to get them planted. In the middle of December that warm [Read More...]
Garden Planning Day – 2013 »
Thomas Jefferson loved gardening. He kept detailed records, for many years, of his garden at Monticello. In fact, you can even purchase a copy of his “Garden Book“. I read it once, years ago, and felt so inspired that I started keeping my own garden book. It was fun to do, but as with so [Read More...]
Pocket Gardens Can Be Fun! »
If you have fussy plants that just seem to grow slow or never look the best then perhaps you are ready to try a pocket bed. This is a sheltered spot in your garden or beds that you’ve designated by using large rocks surrounded by other smaller rocks that have separated certain plants for protection. Inside this [Read More...]
For Your Consideration: Valentine’s Day Edition »
So, it’s Valentine’s Day. It’s the lover of all things love related’s favorite day. And it’s the day that most flower shops love and dread. Love for the business and dread for the business. Hundreds of thousands of husbands, boyfriends, would be boyfriends, friends or creepy stalker types the world over flock to their local [Read More...]
A Stash of Seeds »
I received an email from a member of our CSA recently and the subject was “A Stash of Seeds”. Curious, I clicked the message to read more. A while back, her neighbor had found a couple of old cans in his garage with dried ears of corn in one and an assortment of bean seeds [Read More...]
Annuals From Years Ago »
For centuries, gardeners have grown brightly hued annuals from seed, since seed is reliable, easy to transport, and relatively inexpensive. These plants provide season-long color and usually a wonderful fragrance. These plants can be used in masses or as fillers in a flower border as well as in containers. Each of the following annuals have [Read More...]