Fall is glorious! The weather is at its finest in most places across our country and the garden changes into a new palette of colorful beauty. I have always been a die-hard fan of summer but over the last several years I must admit a great growing affection for Fall. There's a chance that someday …
Category: Vegetable gardens
Dear Juliet
Dear Juliet, "One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun." "... Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be..." Next Spring! Yours truly, igardendaily This is my tribute to 'Juliet' the absolute darling of my tomato plants this year. 'Juliet' …
Happy Hallo…Watermelon?
It's that time of year when all things scary, mysterious and morbid get to take center stage for an evening of haunted delight. The days are cooling and we are turning our attention to all things orange and black and our taste buds are particularly attuned to flavors of fall...pumpkin, apple, cinnamon... so is anybody …
A FunOnion Harvest!
Remember Funyuns, that oniony snack you probably thought tasted great back in high school? Well, I'm sorry if you were expecting a post about being able use actual onions to make a homemade version of Funyuns ...because really...this post has nothing do with Funyuns except for in an auditory sense! Instead I'm giving another update on …
All In A Day’s Harvest…
I've been out of the garden again to enjoy some of the other fine things in life... like traveling abroad with my spouse celebrating the opportunity to spend time alone together as well as the years we've been together (16). Our trip to France was fabulous and I was inspired by many of the simple …
Tasty, Ripe, Homegrown Tomatoes… A Force To Be Dealt With?
It's that time of year when the tomato plants (or seeds) you carefully selected, planted, supported and watered are coming into their FULL bounty - sharing their glorious fruits bowl after bowl day after day! It's amazing that as long as we wait for home-grown ripe tomatoes, they can quickly become an overwhelming force to …
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Returning To The Garden
As I noted earlier in August, it is hard to leave the garden in late summer during the prime harvest season if you are growing food. A type of garden anxiety disorder can be ignited while you are busy running around getting everything to a point where it will be o.k. to leave if for …
Getting Vacation-Ready May Cause Temporary Gardener Insanity
Taking a 10 day trip in the middle of the summer harvest season can be cause for a little craziness in a gardener. Now, I know it's a privilege to go on vacation so I don't mean to sound ungrateful for the opportunity but as I was out getting the garden vacation-ready I became a …
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Handful of This, Handful of That
The warm season harvest has begun! Actually, it began last week right at the end of July and now I am so distracted by my crops that every time I go out to the garden to do some maintenance I end up harvesting a 'handful of this and a handful of that'. See what I …
Back to school? Naw, just the Garden!
No, it's not time to start thinking about "Back to School" but it is time to get a look at a newly sprouted school garden. This spring my daughter's 2nd grade teacher (Mrs. Kwid) proposed creating a school garden as a community service project for all second graders attending our elementary school. The proposal was …
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