I've been anxiously awaiting Mother's Day, and not just because I get to be the center of attention, but because it signals the official beginning of the outdoor garden season in my area. Generally once Mother's Day passes, I can start planting the warm weather plants without too much fear of a cold snap. Some … Continue reading Seedlings on the Move
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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
Final Harvest
It's getting to be that time of year when the vegetable garden is waning. I've pulled some things already (beans, roma tomatoes, sunflowers, summer squash, cucumbers), but others are still producing. We've been lucky to not have had a hard freeze yet. So even though I thought I had picked my last harvest last week … Continue reading Final Harvest
Powdery Mildew Attack
With the damp spring and summer we had, some powdery mildew was almost inevitable. Question was, where was it going to hit? The vegetables like squash, cucumbers, zucchini, or tomatoes, or the flowers like zinnias, sunflowers, or phlox? Almost every plant is susceptible to this common set of fungi. On most plants, it looks like … Continue reading Powdery Mildew Attack
After Vacation
After a wonderful beach vacation and some college tours, we're finally back home. As expected, the weather has been crazy while we were gone. The temperatures were just about average, but rainfall was almost double the normal amount. Included in this total was a single storm that dumped almost 2 inches of rain in under … Continue reading After Vacation
May Vegetable Garden
I've been so busy in the garden, I haven't had much time to write about it. Hopefully I can catch up in the next few days. Everything is in that wonderful, lush spring phase. Well, almost everything, but more on that another day. My raised vegetable beds are looking great. I got my first harvest … Continue reading May Vegetable Garden
The Garden in Fall: The Good
It's the beginning of October and the days are getting shorter, the nights growing colder. These are the last gasps for the garden before it settles into the winter hibernation. In some ways, fall gardens can be very pretty. I'm always surprised at the plants that continue to bloom well in to fall, some even … Continue reading The Garden in Fall: The Good
Whoops-Giant Zucchini
I go on vacation for a week, then got busy and forgot to check the status of the vegetable garden. Not a good idea this time of the year. I have HUGE zucchinis and summer squash. They are the size of kiddie baseball bats and each weigh about 4 lbs. This is not good! When … Continue reading Whoops-Giant Zucchini
Zucchini and Squash Mid-summer
My zucchini and squash plants are growing like gangbusters! I was a little worried when I transplanted them as seedlings, because they had grown into tangled messes in the growing pots. I was as gentle as I could be, but a couple almost broke in half because the stems were so fragile. I ended up … Continue reading Zucchini and Squash Mid-summer