What day of the week is it? In these days of the coronavirus as we attempt to stay at home the days begin to blend into one another. Watching the emergence of spring flowers and gardening progress helps me to keep a frame of reference. Here are some things going on in our gardens of … Continue reading Another Spring Day →

Bold? Is it bold for me, in the time of the coronavirus, to make future plans for our vegetable gardens? Well, maybe. But it is an annual ritual for me and takes my mind off the global pandemic, a least for a brief period of time. So here goes. Some people, engineers, would use a … Continue reading A Bold Garden Plan →

We are experiencing the kind of rainy weather often experienced at the end of March in New England. Gardening out in the yard is not something that inspires me today. But there is a lot to do in the greenhouse so there you go. I have a series of pictures with captions that will be … Continue reading A Rainy Day Greenhouse →

This is the busy season for gardeners. I started out early this morning in the greenhouse transplanting painted daisies, cabbage and broccoli seedlings into their own individual pots. I started to wonder where most of my pots were but then I noticed sixty pots of pansies and one hundred pots of heuchera. Once I get … Continue reading Another Busy Day In The Gardens →

March 24, 2020 What a site to see after weeks of being able to work in the garden for weeks! Today started out with 4 inches of heavy wet snow. But this is March in New England so what we see now may not be what we will see by the end of the day. … Continue reading Snow to Seedlings →

In the process of pruning he raspberries this early spring I found about a dozen plants that had escaped to the path. It is hard enough to move between the two rows without the extra plants getting on the way. So out came the spading fork and up out of the grond they came. But … Continue reading A Frugal, Tired Raspberry Gardener →

When the excavation for the foundation for the greenhouse took out our nectarine tree, I had it in my mind that I would eventually replace it. Well I have placed an order for a dwarf, white flesh nectarine tree to be delivered next month. So the next step was to decide where to plant it. … Continue reading Prepping for a New Tree →

Mostly flowers that need eight weeks to be ready to go into the garden. Cole crops such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts and kale that need six weeks but can be planted outside before the last frost date. The busy spring gardening season is getting going now. Gardens need to have winter mulch raked … Continue reading Mid March Garden Chores →

We have had a very mild winter and it appears that we may have an early spring too. Today we received our electric bill and the trend of more electricity made (by the solar panels on our south facing garage roof) is up and our electricity use is down. Today it hit 69 degrees this … Continue reading Early Spring Garden Work →

This is year two for this pretty red amaryllis. It spent last summer in our veg garden getting fertilized periodically. It might seem that there is little gardening going on in February and compared to May or June that is generally true. But there are still things going on to prepare for spring so here … Continue reading Winter Musings →