This year, we decided to participate in the 2019 Home Garden Variety Trials coordinated by the University of Tennessee. This … More
Category: gardening
Fall and Winter Garden
After a lot of reading (Eliot Coleman’s books among others) and a little experimentation over the last couple of years, … More
Catching Up
After a week off, we had a busy weekend in the garden. A late frost damaged a few plants so … More
An Afternoon Off
I had a few extra hours of vacation time to use, so I took the afternoon off. It was nice … More
A Frosty Night
We had another “hard freeze” last night. Mike and I covered all of the perennials and the garden beds with … More
Traps, Cages, Marigolds, and Orach
It’s a nice and sunny day here so I took advantage of it. I direct-sowed some marigold and Orach seeds … More
Orach
This year, I had the urge to grow some orach. It is a Eurasian plant in the amaranth family, Atriplex hortensis … More
Potatoes
The potatoes are all doing well. It looks like most of them have sprouted. Once they are a little taller, … More
Passion Fruit and Greens
In spite of the clouds and the cooler temperatures (50’s) I got our passion fruit vines planted as well as … More
Potatoes and Passion Fruit
The first of the Kennebec potatoes I planted in grow bags are sprouting. Hopefully they will make pounds and pounds … More