Potatoes Part 2: Growing and Harvesting

Earlier this week, I wrote about planting potatoes in both in bags and potato hills (Growing Potatoes Part 1: Preparation and Planting). That was the work part, watching them grow and harvesting was the easy part. Two important things to remember as the summer wore on. Keep them watered (!) and keep adding soil periodically … Continue reading Potatoes Part 2: Growing and Harvesting

Potatoes Part 1: Preparation and Planting

Each year I like to try something new in the garden. Potatoes sounded like a fun and pretty easy experiment, so I became a potato farmer last spring. I bought Yukon Gold and a Red, White and Blue blend of seed potatoes from Home Depot and French Fingerlings from a local nursery. Like garlic, you … Continue reading Potatoes Part 1: Preparation and Planting

This Was The Summer of Wasps!

This was our first summer in Door County, WI, so when the hornets and wasps appeared we thought it was normal. Then more came, and everyone in line at the hardware store was buying wasp spray. We had the normal small nests that appeared in the eaves and under the deck rail, and we seemed … Continue reading This Was The Summer of Wasps!

Happy New Year’s To My Backyard Birds!

Happy New Year! I hope this day finds you all well and looking forward to this new year. I've been away a bit from blogging, but one of my goals for this year is to keep up much better. So much has happened this summer and fall with great gardening and travel, so I'll spend … Continue reading Happy New Year’s To My Backyard Birds!

Last Remnants of a Gorgeous Fall

This has been quite an unusual fall for many of us. Seems like the winter was in no hurry to arrive, so we've been treated to one of the warmest and longest falls in a long time. With that, many trees are still showing colors and many plants in my garden are still going strong. … Continue reading Last Remnants of a Gorgeous Fall

Chickens of Kauai: Good or Bad???

Chickens and Kauai. Not really two things I would have ever thought go together. Hibiscus, beautiful ferns and gorgeous views, but not chickens. But they were everywhere. I should have known something was amiss when there were chickens and roosters in the rental car parking lot at the airport. We thought it cute and other … Continue reading Chickens of Kauai: Good or Bad???

Interesting Plants of Kauai

While we were visiting Kauai, in addition to all the gorgeous Hibiscus there were lots of other interesting plants to see and learn about. I wish I had more time to go plant exploring, but there was so much to do in so little time. Here's a little of what we saw. Uluhe fern (Dicranopteris … Continue reading Interesting Plants of Kauai

Beautiful Hibiscus of Kauai

I was fortunate to recently spend a week on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. As you would imagine, the flowers are gorgeous and I especially loved all the hibiscus growing everywhere. No wonder they are the State Flower of Hawaii. There are seven wild hibiscus found on the Hawaiian islands. We came across the Hawaiian … Continue reading Beautiful Hibiscus of Kauai

Fall Seed Gathering Means Beautiful Summer Zinnias

Zinnias are a great splash of color in the dog days of summer. My friend Susan has a fabulous hedgerows of zinnias and she shared her secret as to how it looks great year after year. Every fall she gathers the dead seed heads, dries them and stores them in a bag over the … Continue reading Fall Seed Gathering Means Beautiful Summer Zinnias

A Fun Garden to Table Kitchen Gadget-A Countertop Spiralizer

I'm almost embarrassed to admit I bought a Paderno World Cuisine Spiralizer Pro last winter and then promptly let it sit in its box until this week. As much as I thought it looked so cool to use, it just sat there taunting me because it also looked so complicated. I couldn't have been more … Continue reading A Fun Garden to Table Kitchen Gadget-A Countertop Spiralizer