I chose to try two varieties of Genovese Basil: Dolce Fresca and Aroma II , in addition to the others I chose, and started…
Tennessee Home Garden Variety Trials 2019 – Part 2
We received our selections for the 2019 variety trials today. Many of these varieties were developed here in The South…
Germination Rates – Warm Season Vegetables
Here’s a summary of the germination rates I’ve gotten, so far, for most of the seeds I started on Feb…
Tennessee Home Garden Variety Trials 2019
This year, we decided to participate in the 2019 Home Garden Variety Trials coordinated by the University of Tennessee. This…
Spring and Summer Garden Plan
Here is our plan right now. I might make some adjustments, but at least I think I have everything accounted…
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,…
Catching Up
After a week off, we had a busy weekend in the garden. A late frost damaged a few plants so…
An Afternoon Off
I had a few extra hours of vacation time to use, so I took the afternoon off. It was nice…
Goodbye Winter and Soil Drenching
It looks like winter has finally left us, after one last frigid weekend. We covered everything but the very top…
A Frosty Night
We had another “hard freeze” last night. Mike and I covered all of the perennials and the garden beds with…