Category: Soil
Mother Earth Garden Planner Update We are now fast approaching the planting season here in northern Vermont. If you recall from a past post titled: “Mother Earth News Garden Planner” I am trying this online…
There are times when you just need something good to watch, something encouraging in the face of all the bad things going on around us. With that I want to share with you this bald…
Gardeners be aware of lead products As the time passes from March to April people in this corner of the New England states start thinking about summer and all that it brings. New England summer …
Mother Earth Magazine Garden Planner I’ve just started reading the recent issue of Mother Earth News and pleased to try out and explore the new Garden Planner. The first step is to set up a…
Freezing Tomatoes for Winter One of the many joys of summer is working in the garden. Talk to any new gardener and you will hear the same question, “what do I do with all that…
What is bugging me today Japanese beetles The warm months of summer bring these beasts to my gardens and I dread their arrival. According to Wikipedia the species Popillia japonica isn’t much of a…
Companion Planting Organic Gardening Solutions Old time gardeners have planted certain plant combinations together for years believing the combinations have extraordinary (some even believe mysterious) powers for helping each other grow. Scientific study of companion…
Learning to Love Asparagus Asparagus was never a vegetable we ate as children; I didn’t experience the taste until I met my future husband in my late twenties. Unfortunately my first taste originated from a…
Random acts of kindness can change an otherwise dreary day Random acts of kindness can change a person’s outlook and life. Doing nice things for others, in hopes that they might pay it forward, is…
Mantis 4 Cycle Tiller Even as we vacationed in Texas with family, I was secretly thinking of my gardens, little did I know I’d soon have a Mantis Tiller doing the work. Digging in the…
