Tonight I’m posting a “garden of miscellany”, some gardening related thoughts that aren’t quite enough for a full blog post and are too much for a twitter.~~~~Does anyone else think this orchid bloom …
President’s Day: Our Thoughts Turn To Gardens
I’ve never aspired to be the President of the United States, nor even to be the president of the garden club that I once belonged to.But many presidents have aspired to be gardeners and farmers, to …
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Eggplant, One of My Favorite Vegetables
Other than tomatoes, one of my favorite vegetables is eggplant.That’s right, eggplant. Solanum melongena. Aubergine.I usually grow three or four plants of eggplant in my vegetable garden and enjoy one …
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I’m Hungry for Real Cucumbers
Don’t even ask me if you can have some of my homegrown cucumbers.If you’ve read about my summer squash and peppers, you might get the impression that I garden just so that I can give away the produce. …
Early Spring Vegetables
Does any day offer greater joy in the garden than that first day you go outside after the winter and plant the early spring vegetables?The ground will still be cool to the touch and a jacket may be …
Peppers
In spite of evidence to the contrary from this picture, I did not have a good “pepper” year in 2007.It started out quite well, with several varieties of peppers that I started from seed. For bell …
