It’s a Marathon Since moving south a dozen years ago, the thing that I am still amazed by, as a gardener, is the length of spring. Growing up at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, and spending early adulthood near the headwaters of the Mississippi and Lake Superior, lets just say that I… Read More
Here’s a roundup of books, online sources, tools and products that we use to garden and preserve our harvest. Before we beginning any gardening project, we invest time in research, which usually means we read! Our first stop is primarily our local library. We are lucky enough to live in an area that has a… Read More
Summer presents it’s own set of garden maintenance challenges. To make matters interesting, it may be hot, dry, wet, cool, cloudy or sunny. There may be insect or disease infestations, or not. Regardless of what this summer may throw your direction, keeping up with these summer garden maintenance tasks will help you get the most out of… Read More
I wrote a previous post about keeping yourself safe while gardening in hot weather, but what about your plants? A heat wave can put a lot of stress on the plants in your garden too. Here are a few signs of garden heat stress and how to deal with them. 1. Overwatering Heat is not… Read More
How to Identify Poison Ivy Certain barriers exist between plant lovers and pure gardening bliss. Excessive heat and cold, nuisance pests like mosquitoes and yellow jackets, and one of the worst: poison ivy. Poison ivy is one of those plants that, if not for its noxious qualities, may have a usefulness in the landscape. As… Read More