We escaped the frost!
But I'm sure there is more frost to come. We shut up our big hoop house, still full of peppers and pole beans and said prayers. And they worked! When we woke up it...
Another snow — but it warmed up
After a week of real sub-zero weather, we were glad to wake up this morning to six inches of new snow and 20 degrees ABOVE zero! After every significant snow, we have a lot...
Q and A: planting carrots and possible cross pollination in squash
Planting carrots
What is the best way to plant carrots? I have not had much luck lately.
Benay Cole
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Carrots can be a little finicky, but they are definitely do-able. Don't plant them too early,...
I think we’ve grown webs between our toes
We've had rain, rain and more rain. Four inches in several days' time. Luckily, Will managed to get our main garden tilled just before the first rain hit. It tilled up very nicely and...
Q and A: Seed Treasures and processing stored garlic
Seed Treasures
Just visited www.seedtreasures.com. Loved the site. Will your seeds also do well in my just south of Atlanta gardens?
Burt Crews
Hampton, Georgia
Most of them will do very well in your garden. So far, we've...