…And The Search Still On Plant and seed catalogs start to pile up at this time of year. It’s always fun to leaf through them as there’s not much I can do in the garden and they give me ideas for next season. Now is the time to look for new plants, plan new arrangements for the garden, and order new seeds to experiment with. The … Continue reading In Search Of The Perfect Tomato
Early Start I finally had a chance to do something in the garden. My spring itch has subsided a little bit once I had the chance to get my hands dirty. The garden is still covered with a foot or so of snow that is slowly melting away. We made a path to the bird feeder a few weeks ago and today I made an … Continue reading Cold Frame – Spring
Summer Vegetables Our vegetable garden this year is very different from last year. We had a lot of cherry tomatoes last year from seeds that sprouted up in compost I used. There are not many of them this year as I’ve pulled the sprouts out early before my guilt set in. I just can’t bring myself to demolish a perfectly good plant. I didn’t expect … Continue reading Vegetable Garden
For a Better Effect and Benefit It doesn’t matter how much space we have for our vegetable garden, it’s never enough. We just expanded our fenced in vegetable garden from 16′ x 16′ to 16′ x 22′ this year but I’m still looking for space to put many more seedlings that have sprouted up. I’ve already hand-crafted 3 trellises for the beans to climb on. … Continue reading Mix and Match
First Salad of the Season That magic moment we wait for every spring has finally arrived, consuming the first salad of the season from our garden. Don’t get me wrong, we eat salad all the time but no supermarket salad can equal five minutes of picking fresh greens from our backyard. Organically grown, without pesticide, crispy, crunchy greens give us great satisfaction. We aren’t just … Continue reading Salad
Love Thy Neighbor What did I do on my last day off? I spent three quarters of my day creating a vegetable plot for my neighbor, Natalie. I hadn’t planned to, I was actually trying to set up a platform for my bee hive when I saw my 79 year old neighbor in her driveway. I walked across the lawn to say hi and chat … Continue reading A Satisfying Day
Petals and Wings 