Philodendron pinnatifidum blooms
We thought the giant Philodendron pinnatifidum was getting ready to open another huge leaf, but one day this week as I paused on…
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Our top secret groundhog repellent
I have finally found an effective groundhog repellent. It is readily available, costs nothing and doubles as an effective organic fertilizer. It even…
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Garden bloggers bloom day: June 2013
I did not plant any of the flowers that bloom in my garden this month. I planted tomatoes, potatoes, onions, squash and melons,…
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Plants or seeds? Gardening philosophy
These “Midnight Lightning” zucchini seedlings had germinated in my garden by June 1 from seeds planted 10 days earlier. With reliable watering, fertile…
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Spring planting
I planted the garden today. This is the earliest I have ever planted tomatoes. It is a risk because chilly weather is expected…
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Time to plant potatoes
This year’s seed potatoes arrived in the mail this morning! I have to pick up some bales of straw and then planting can…
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Last year’s herb and vegetable seeds
I have started itching to get my hands in the soil. It starts this way every year about the same time, just as…
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Amaryllis: but what is it, really?
The amaryllis is a popular indoor bulb providing exotic colour for the winter household. My mother always had amaryllis blooming at Christmas time,…
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, December 2012
Over a year ago during one of my last visits to my childhood home, I took three cuttings from a Christmas cactus that…
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Survival in the winter garden (Photovember 15)
In Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard mentioned finding an etiolated leaf in winter. She commented that while we like to separate everything…
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