This is the absolute truth. I was out weeding in the garden on Saturday and discovered a morel mushroom growing near the base of... ... I just remembered a good morel mushroom hunter never reveals the exact location where they find mushrooms. I'm not a good morel mushroom hunger. I'm going to tell you all where I found this one because I trust you not to go tromping through my garden looking for more morel mushrooms. And I'm open to theories about how this came to be in my … [Read more...] about Morel Mushrooms, In My Garden
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Garden Fairies Report on Kids in the Garden
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and we have not posted in a while because it is spring and we have been busy. We are garden fairies. But, recently, we saw several kids running around the garden after they finished hunting for Easter eggs and decided that we should report on their activities in a garden such as this. We have three observations. First, Carol is quite relaxed about kids running around in her garden. It was mostly their parents who warned them about … [Read more...] about Garden Fairies Report on Kids in the Garden
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – April 2022
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for April 2022. Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we are enjoying—experiencing?—enduring?—a slow spring. Slow is good in some respects. It gives everyone more time to enjoy the flowers, like these Epimediums, variety unknown. I like to call them Fairy Wings, though most people call them Bishop's Hats. Elsewhere in the garden, the daffodils have been putting on a fine, lovely, and long show, and now the tulips are … [Read more...] about Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – April 2022
Bulb Buying Secrets You Need Now, In the Spring
Hello, my fellow gardeners. If you lean in close and not let others look over your shoulder, I'll share some of my bulb buying secrets with you. Secrets you need now, in the spring. Ready? Let's get started. Secret Tip 1: Look Around You Right Now Look around your garden and see where there are bare spots, places where maybe you plant annuals later in the spring, or just cover with mulch. Those might be good places to plant bulbs in the fall for spring flowers. Do this … [Read more...] about Bulb Buying Secrets You Need Now, In the Spring
Birds, Bunnies, Bees, and Blooms
A week or so ago, a bird was attempting to build a nest above the light next to the back door. Since she hadn't gotten too far along, I knocked down the bits and bobs of leaves and grasses and figured she'd take the hint. She did not take the hint. By the time I noticed the nest again, she was almost finished building it. I didn't have the heart to remove it since it was finished, so she and I are going to have to learn to get along. After all, several times a day, I'll be going in and out … [Read more...] about Birds, Bunnies, Bees, and Blooms
World’s First Hardy Tomato Plant
I'm so excited today because I am finally able to talk about a top-secret tomato breeding project in my garden which has produced the world's first-ever hardy tomato plant. This tomato plant is able to withstand temperatures down to at least -20 degrees Fahrenheit! That's right. It grows AND FLOWERS all through the winter, and sets fruit as well. Frost and snow do not kill it! Here are some common questions and answers about it. Does it really set fruit in the wintertime? Yes. … [Read more...] about World’s First Hardy Tomato Plant
