It’s been far too long since I last blogged!! I went on vacation and I never came back!! With everything going on in the world right now, even logging onto FB brings information overload that easily leads to hours and hours of news and articles to read. But don’t forget, the garden is a welcome […]
If you have planted your tomato plants in the ground and they have started to grow, you will soon encounter what is commonly referred to as “suckers”. Suckers are new growth that pops up in between the existing main stalk and branches coming out the side of the plant. They look cute and encouraging, but […]
Canning seems so simple at first, a countrified, backwoods sort of way of preserving stews and things when you are hunting and growing your own food. I am not really sure how canning started, I imagine people in cities and towns who had access to things like grocery stores and commercially canned food soon forgot […]
Yes, you read that right….it’s canning season. Things have started to grow and cold weather crops are coming into season. For me in growing zone 5, this means asparagus has peaked and is being sold in the local markets. Prices for asparagus will never be cheaper than they are right now, which makes it a […]
Well, as any parent would say, eventually you have to let the young ones go off into the world and make their own way. That’s what I’ve done, I’ve finally planted tomatoes. It was hard for me, knowing how unsuccessful I’ve been so far this year, I had this gut feeling that none of them […]
I missed the mark of having my tomatoes in the ground by Mother’s Day. I cleaned out pots, cleaned out beds, planted both seeds and baby plants, but it doesn’t look like my tomatoes are going to be in by the end of the day. I’m going to have to put the old adage to […]
I’ve said it before….the old saying goes that if you want to be enjoying tomatoes by the Fourth of July, you best have those plants in the ground by Mothers Day. Here we are, and 90% of my younglings are still taking refuge on my kitchen table. So many reasons why this has happened….I have […]
There are many blogs and videos online that give instructions on how to start tomato plants from seed. The opinions on how to give the baby plants the very best start at life are all over the map and open to various interpretations. Even I have an opinion as to how I feel works best. […]
In gardening terms, if cold weather is considered a coffin for your new baby plants, then high winds could be considered the nails that seal the deal. We have been hit with some torrential storms the last few days here on the east coast. That combined with last week’s low temperatures have decimated any outdoor […]
Here we are again, talking about wiggle room. In the last blog, I was feeling all industrious and planting left and right. Mother Nature decided to humble me right up by giving me a heaping serving of “Simmer the Hell Down” pie. Some of the plants I had put in the ground died instantly. And […]
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