GARDENING

In the Garden I warned them. Told them straight up. If you guys don’t put on some pumpkins, you’re outta here! And after fighting off squash vine borers, squash bugs, …

We wanted rain and when it finally came, it poured… and poured… and poured some more! Then we saw the sawfly. What a week! Our garden rain gauge showed nearly 5 …

Successful Squash Gardening Requires the Right Conditions If conditions permit, squash vines can yield abundance. One simple tip toward abundant squash harvest is pruning squash plants. Winter squash, if cured …

Summer Solstice Update We celebrated the passing of spring into summer and a much-needed rain by planting more tomatoes (transplants of Golden King Siberian and Potato Leaf Hillbilly), cukes (long …

Chili Peppers for Function, Food and Beauty If you love peppers and hot sauce, you’re not alone. Many people are big fans of hot chili peppers, from connoisseurs who swear …

Is It Too Late to Plant in June? Not by our reckoning or that of our Garden Planner app.  We’ve planted beets, tomatillos, squash, flowers, peppers, eggplants, and cucamelons (Mexican …

Greetings Garden Friends! Part of this week was spent in NYC, so away from the garden. Thankfully, it rained nearly everyday, and the containers and rows that have yet to …

The prior two weeks had been bone dry. So, like any mindful gardener, I put in an order for rain. And it poured more than 6 inches this week with …

This weekly update is late. We enjoyed a fine family weekend to celebrate “Mother’s Day” and relaxing away from the technology. Now we’re running to catch up and feeling a …

Due to an out-of-state trip, we only had 5 partial days and a lot to do in the garden. This has been the most plants we’ve seeded and transplanted this …