Out in the vegetable garden, the harvest continues on a near daily basis. I'm currently picking tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, summer squash, and for the first time this morning, …
Summertime Thanksgiving
I am grateful to live and garden where I can grow vegetables, enough to make a dinner completely from the garden. Monday evening's harvest included zucchini squash, some of it slightly oversize, …
Garden Design Update: Garden Gate
I've always liked the idea of entering the vegetable garden via a gate. With a gate, the garden feels more like an enclosure, a sanctuary, a quiet retreat separate from the rest of the yard. I …
Soybeans in my Vegetable Garden
Anyone know what this new-to-me vegetable is in my garden this season? If you guessed Glycine max, soybeans, you would be correct! In particular this is 'Midori Giant' from Nature's Crossroads, …
A Letter To Hortense
Dear Hortense, It’s been so long since I’ve read any garden advice from you that I thought I’d write to tell you about my garden and try to entice you to visit and answer just a few questions. Oh, …
New Garden Invention Announced
Fellow gardeners, inspiration struck in the garden recently and once again, I’ve proven that old gardeners can learn new tricks. Tragedy has been turned into triumph. I was out in the …
