Yes, I am reading another gardening book from the past. This time I have gone way back... Not to the 1950s. Not to the 192os. Further back than that. Grab your button-up shoes and …
An August Assessment of My Vegetable Garden
Well, here we are in August already! Depending on how. your summer is going you might be thankful that we are rapidly approaching the "season of the pumpkin spice." Or maybe you are in …
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Grab Your Shears and Ignore Your Fears
If you fear grabbing your shears and whacking back a plant or two, you aren't alone. But you need not be afraid! This is a slightly blurry picture of some lavender that famously grows in The …
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Lazy Cucumbers
What is missing from this picture? I'll save you some time by providing the answer. Cucumbers. And large tomatoes, but this post isn't about tomatoes. It isn't about how well the green …
I Blame the WIMP
If you need someone to blame for not getting something done in or out of the garden, you might look at your smartphone to find that someone. Inside your phone, you'll find the "Woman in the Phone" …
Leaning Toward Autumn
The title for this post comes from a quote from The Golden Circle: A Book of Months by Hal Borland with paintings by Anne Ophelia Dowden (1977). In the chapter for July, Borland wrote, "The …
