The most wonderful time of the year
There’s a Christmas song that says that time is the most wonderful time of the year. I disagree, and think this is the most wonderful time of the year. Everything […]
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Gardening always has challenges
There are sometimes new challenges come along, like groundhogs last year. And old challenges like blight on tomatoes and powdery mildew on squash. I had both of them bad this […]
Summer rolls along………
We had a cool, wet spring, and things in the garden didn’t take off like they do a lot of years, but everything survived. Now they’re catching up. Then we […]
More of the magic of the earth
This old basket and I have been together in the garden for a few years. It fits over my arm and gives me both hands free for picking things […]
Spring is springing
We had a warm spell in February, then back to normal Pa temps. Now it looks like spring is really coming. Chives are up, and parsley. Some others herbs that […]
Three Sisters Begins
3 Sisters, a companion planting concept used by Native Americans for centuries, is a new concept to me and something I wanted to try. The oldest sister, corn, gets planted […]
Let the gardening games (finally) begin!
Weather people say it was the coldest, wettest spring in this area since the 1960’s. I just know it was bad for a gardener who wants to get started early, […]
Three Sisters
I’ve read a lot about a planting arrangement that’s centuries old and began with Native Americans. This is called Three Sisters, and involves planting corn, beans and squash together. For […]
Maybe I’m addicted to picking beans
OK, I could be addicted to picking beans, cos I just love picking them off the plants after having helped to teach the plants which way to climb and then […]
What a beautiful day for summer pleasures
It’s a beautiful day to enjoy summer’s pleasures while they last. Hang laundry on the line for that special fresh smell, pick some beans, gather some collards to freeze for […]
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