There is a reason I haven't been posting. Two, actually. One: I injured my shoulder and haven't been doing much gardening this week....

I started a few trays of seed several days ago; more Beets, Chard and Carrots to replace those that got eaten (or never germinated) in the g...

For making a small donation, the Arbor Foundation will send you trees. I now have a dozen baby trees on my patio. I will probably only plant...

A few more of my Cosmos have flowered: dark pink and one small light pink The plants are all small- a single stalk with a single flowe...

Dug more Dandelions from the patch that's destined to grow pumpkins, so I decided I might as well try roasting them again. A full bucket...

I should be more careful of making spontaneous plant purchase. The Curry Plant I was so delighted with? It is not edible . I looked it up on...

I've been happily surprised at how much I can cook out of my garden already, even so early in the season. The other day I made deviled e...

I've been moving more and more of my houseplants into SIPs as I come across the right containers for them. After doing so many I realize...

I've promptly moved the new seedlings into pots- Four Cantaloupe in SIPs Three Zucchini One Green Bean also in an SIP and sev...

My pot of Wheatgrass is nice and lush now, but the cat totally ignores it. I always see him crouched with his head tipped sideways to chew o...

I've known for a while that it's possible to make a drink out of roasted Dandelion roots that tastes like coffee. It doesn't hav...

Today I went to a garden show and after walking the few blocks of booths, revisited all the ones with plants to pick out some herbs. Found q...

The Crepe Myrtle I feared would not grow is finally sprouting green leaves on the upper stems.  I'm relieved!

My Cantaloupe seedlings have come up and some Borage and one Zucchini. I'm still waiting on the green beans...

About two weeks ago I took my daughter to a kid's gardening program at the library. They gave her pumpkin seeds to germinate in a damp p...