Garden Visitor

This lovely fellow visited our garden last evening, just before sunset.  I believe it’s some sort of leafhopper, but I’m not sure.  If anyone knows more specifics, I’d love to hear them.

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Seed Schedule ~ 2009

Last year (2008) I started all of my seeds indoors in flats that I kept near our south facing windows.   I had to keep a good eye on the moisture level and rotate the trays daily to keep the plants growing straight. This was the first time I had any success starting plants from seeds, [...]

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Fall 2008 – Second Crop

Fall of 2008 was the first time I have ever planted a 2nd crop of cool weather varieties.  I wanted to get a head start on spring because we can have some cool, wet springs that make it challenging to get out and get seed in early in spring.  I planted to following varieties in [...]

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2008 Garden Recap

We had a great harvest from our garden in 2008, thanks to some fabulous compost from our local landfill, a bit of bat guano, and a lot of love.  Some plants did better than others, but I attribute any “less than satisfactory” results to the gardeners, not the sees or plants.  This year, 2009, will [...]

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Seed Schedule ~ Spring 2008

Some seeds need to be direct seeded in the garden since they don’t transplant well, or it’s just too tedious. I’ve gone through our seeds, and tried to line out a schedule for what plants need to be started indoors ahead of time, and also when those that need to be direct seeded should be [...]

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Spring Fever

It’s that time of year again. The snow is melting quicker after each storm, and more often, melting completely, revealing dormant plants and a lot of potential. This time of year everything seems so gray; I find myself browsing through seed catalogs and strolling through nurseries, dreaming of green to come. I have to remind [...]

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