We’ve got all our tomatoes in the main garden, caged and mulched
It's a big job, getting all our tomatoes ready to grow; first we pull the WallO' Waters off them, then weed each and mulch heavily. Then each gets a steel T-post and heavy duty...
This should be a good year for fruit
Most of our wild and tame fruits have flowered without a freeze this year and as I closely examined several trees/bushes, I can see little swollen bumps that show that they are forming fruit....
I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day
Last week, we had a dive in temperatures that really shook things up around here. Not only did we have to hustle to make sure both heaters were working in the greenhouse but the...
After a night of 20° F, now we are having Indian Summer
It always seems to happen that way; we work, covering everything we can with blankets, tarps, and whatever we can find. That buys us a few days. But then — like a couple of...
Potatoes and raspberries
Well, gardening is really getting under way at our place. I tilled up the strip that was woods last spring at this time, having worked in much rotted manure last fall. First...