Today’s Pick
Jessi’s half of the garden is reaching full-harvest mode! I probably should have picked the broccoli a couple days ago – it’s just about to flower. There are some nice cauliflower heads... Read More
Grilling Summer Squash
You know it’s summer when every meal looks something like this:
Root Crops
Flowering Onion (click for a close-up) We’ve never had much luck growing onions or other root crops. In Morris, our soil was too heavy, and root crops were leafy at best. We... Read More
Fredonia Grapes
We fenced in our entire 1+ acre lot last summer, and we planted a lot of vines in hopes of one day having a “green fence.” I know it takes a few... Read More
First summer squash of the season
I’ll have to get up early tomorrow to pick the rest; there are at least 15 more where those came from! I should add, these were from Jessi’s half of the garden... Read More
Vine Borers
They’re Back! This is the adult Vine Borer Moth. She lays her eggs at the base of your summer and winter squash plants, and when the eggs hatch the disgusting maggot-like worms... Read More
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
We’ve been getting an average of two inches of rain per week. While all of the herbs are growing well, the catnip has really surprised me. It is currently the tallest plant... Read More
$5 Bean Teepee
Unfortunately, we didn’t move the old bean and cucumber trellises with us, and I didn’t have the scrap wood (or the ambition) this year to build something new. Menard’s sells 10′ PVC... Read More
Puck Loves Gardening
He also is really good about staying in the garden paths. Here he’s found a small patch of shade from the arbor.