At the risk of being redundant, I thought I'd offer a few tips on growing microgreens. If you don't know what microgreens are, where have you been? Oops, that was not a polite sentence, not at …
Saffron Math and a New Word
Just one little saffron flower came up this fall and I noticed it blooming yesterday. It has three red threads (technically stigmas). Duck Duck Go search engine tells me that there are 4,600 of …
Rabbit, Rabbit, November!
Did you remember to say "rabbit, rabbit" before you got out of bed this morning? Did you read my blog post yesterday about the killing frost we had? I like that the first killing frost came …
Happy Halloween, Happy Killing Frost
Happy Halloween! Happy Killing Frost! 29F! Happy Beginning of the Garden Resting Season! The frost is heavy out there; take my word for it without pictures because it is also cold out …
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What is German Cheese Plant?
Short Answer: German Cheese Plant likely refers to one of the herbs in the Malva genus, possibly M. rotundifolia. Long Answer: If by chance a friend sends you an old herbal catalog, perhaps …
The Prize for the Longest-Blooming Perennial Goes To…
The prize for the longest-blooming perennial in my garden goes to... Wait. Is it fair to award prizes for longest-blooming when some plants just weren't made to bloom over a long period of time, …
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