At the end of the last blog entry I was attempting to resolve a problem with a dead pine tree hanging over my stacks of drying white pine boards. Well, I have been busy! First I stacked all of the two by six boards along the walls inside the garage. Then I stacked one by … Continue reading John’s Big Adventure →

Florida, or at least my version of it! After wrangling the pine boards that are stacked precariously under a large pine tree that has come half way down, I needed a break. The greenhouse was the answer! Although it was 40 degrees outside, in the greenhouse I was transported to Florida! It was 86 degrees … Continue reading Break Time →

So far this widow maker is staying in place. Quite a few large white pines died several years ago when we had a severe drought. In a recent wind storm the dead pine in this picture started to come down, but then was Stopped by an understory, young maple tree. Now it is perched like … Continue reading Unexpected Work →

A sample of some of the seed packets from various venders. Seeds I order most of my seeds online from Pinetree Garden Seeds. They are a small company that opperates out of New Gloucester, Maine. They supply seed packets with a reduced number of seeds (appropriate for a home gardener) as well as a reduced … Continue reading Seeds, Soil, Pots et al →

I guess the question can be expanded to: where are growing; how are we growing; when are we growing and why are we growing as well as what are we growing. So here we go ... What are we growing The simple answer is vegetables we like to eat and flowers that make us smile. … Continue reading So What Are We Growing In Our Gardens This Year? →

At the end of my last blog, the greenhouse was covered in snow in December, 2017. As a neophyte I thought I would keep the greenhouse going over the winter by using the 220 Volt electric heater. 220 Volt electric heater that was part of the greenhose package from Santa Barbara Greenhouses. Once we receiverd … Continue reading Our Greenhouse – continued →

Welcome to my vegetable and flower gardening blog. My intention is to share, on a semi regular basis, my vegetable and flower gardening stories from here in southern New Hampshire. As time goes on I may also stray (wth stories and pictures) to other gardens and places of gardening interest. There may stories that are … Continue reading A Beginning →