This week I’m helping a friend decide where to plant some evergreens in his yard. Now is the perfect time to make those decisions because the leaves are gone from the trees and bushes in the yard. Since evergreens keep their leaves or needles, their deep green color will stand out from the rest of … Continue Reading →
Last spring, I had a rosemary plant in a six inch pot that over-wintered in the garage. It looked like it could use a vacation, so, I took it out of its pot and planted it directly into the garden. While in the garden, it suffered the regular abuse that you expect a rosemary plant … Continue Reading →
The weather people are predicting a string of nice days through the weekend and into next week. Many of us will be looking for things to do out in the yard and garden. Since November is the ideal time to apply lime, this weekend would be a good time to check the pH of your garden soil. pH … Continue Reading →
Back in July I planted rutabaga seeds in anticipation of a fall crop. Well, fall has been here for a while and the rutabaga are ready to harvest. Even though we’ve had overnight temperatures in the low twenties the past couple of weeks. The rutabaga are still happily growing out in the garden. The leaves … Continue Reading →
Earlier this week I was out in the garden digging the last of my potatoes. I got a chance to use the antique potato-digging fork I found at an estate sale this summer.
Our killing frost finished off the rest of the vegetable plants in the garden. The only ones left were the cold-tolerant types like Brussels sprouts, kale, turnips and a few others. I thought I was done with them until it was time to harvest those crops later next month. Earlier this week, I went out to the … Continue Reading →
Someone mentioned to me today that he had traveled to Northern Michigan last weekend to see the fall colors. He said they were the best he had ever seen. That’s a pretty big statement coming from someone who is well over 70 years old. I’ll have to take his word for it because I missed … Continue Reading →
We had a pretty decent Butternut squash crop this year. I planted them in a new part of the garden, which I’m sure helped boost the yield. Plus, we had very few insects on the squash. As a result, we now have plenty of Butternut that will go into storage straight from the garden – unprocessed. If … Continue Reading →
One of the best investments I made this year wasn’t in stocks or bonds. It was buying a $1.89 pack of watermelon seeds from the hardware store. I forgot to order watermelon seeds in my regular online seed order so, I bought them locally. They had only one pack of one variety left so I … Continue Reading →
We had a bumper crop of crested celosia flowers in the garden this year. I hated to see all of the excess go into the compost so I decided to dry the extras. There were lot more out there than I thought. I may have gone a bit overboard when I cut the entire crop. … Continue Reading →