Crop Cages
We wanted to plant vegetables on the south side of the house. It made perfect sense. They’ll get great sun and it’s protected from the wind. Plus, we’d rather spend time and energy on plants that can “sing for their … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Gardening
Invasion!
This is our second summer at the new house. We’re hoping that this invasion, which we’ve experienced both years, isn’t the norm. The little guy in the photo is a tent caterpillar. He, and about a million of his buddies, … Continue reading →
Surprising Things
Scenes from the Greenhouse
Yellow Rhododendrons
The former owner of our house was quite the gardener. We were delighted to find these yellow rhododendrons. I didn’t know that rhododendrons could be yellow until I saw this.
Continue reading →Peppers in the Greenhouse
The tomatoes responded really well when I fertilized and moved them into individual pots. I’d been putting off doing the same for the peppers because there weren’t enough pots for all of them. I did it today and these … Continue reading →
Horseradish
I just got back from a trip to visit my parents. While I was there they gave me some of their horseradish plants. First the Man of the House made some potting soil. And then we planted the horseradish in … Continue reading →
Mystery Solved!
Last year I asked readers if anyone could identify this plant: Recently, Richard of XID, a weed identification system, supplied the answer. This is a lovely photo of a lamium purpureum. Other, more common names, for this plant include red … Continue reading →
Pepper Harvest
I’m not sure if it was our increased dedication to weeding and fertilizing OR the record temperatures that helped us. Whatever the cause, we’re getting a great harvest of peppers this year.
Continue reading →Potatoes in a Barrel
Several years ago I tried growing potatoes in a barrel. It involved planting potatoes in the bottom of a barrel. When the plants grew I put more dirt on top, leaving the very top portion of the plant uncovered. When … Continue reading →