Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Snowdrop in the snow on Saturday Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for February 2016. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I had high hopes a week ago for a magnificent …
Continue Reading about Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – February 2016 →
A 'German Johnson' tomato almost ready to pick Now is the time to answer The Great Tomato Question. Should I start my tomato plants from seeds or buy tomato plants at the garden center? I've done …
Continue Reading about The Great Tomato Question: Seeds or Plants? →
When Carol returned home on Friday and looked out the back door at the garden, she gasped audibly. Were those crocuses blooming already on February 5th? She flung open the door and rushed …
Continue Reading about Crocuses Bless the Garden in Late Winter →
Snowdrop blooms in the sun I think gardeners might have a bit of a warped sense of time. We think that February is the longest month of the year. It is four weeks, plus an extra day this year, …
Continue Reading about February, the longest month of winter for gardeners →
Kale is a popular vegetable these days. Everywhere you go, people are clucking about how good it is for you. I see it in salads in restaurants and who doesn't like a little kale mixed in with their …
Continue Reading about Why I’m a No Show for the Kale, Cabbage, Cauliflower and Broccoli Club →
Camellia 'April Remembered' Hang in there, Camellia! You just got through another week of winter which means you are a week closer to spring. It was a cold week, but I'm feeling pretty good …
