I haven't done much for the holidays this year (aside from a bit of shopping and much making of things) but we did decorate my little No...

I have finally used some of my chocolate Mint plant. The other day pinched off a handful of fresh leaves diced them small and mixed into ...

Just a few weeks ago my daughter's Apple tree finally lost its leaves, after they turned brilliant colors. And yet today I noticed my...

The seeds have sprouted! I have teensy green infants in a plastic tray. Dill: and Summer Savory. They sit under a lamp on gloomy days ...

My obstinate Avocado plant. I had hoped that since its top got cut off, the new growth would branch out. But instead one leafy shoot is g...

whole grain toast with local honey, eggs with fresh-cut Chives and cheddar mmmm

Who would like some free seeds? I'm giving away the following (partly-used packets): Cantaloupe Sweet Corn Hot Pepper mix Zucchini ...

I am in the habit now of once or twice a month doing a "plant spa". It's a regular thing for the Ferns to join me in the bathr...

I thought that having a small relatively isolated container garden on a balcony I would escape the attention of pests, but that's not th...

The venus flytrap looked like this last week, but it just kept going downhill. I finally gave up on it and upended the whole thing in orde...

All the seeds I gathered have been drying but yesterday I sorted and separated them from their cases and chaff to put in storage. Figure th...

Look! My Green Onions are growing! I'm happy about that because these are the ones that I yanked out of the old yard and then ate and...

The other day I peered into the heart of an African Violet to check on the progress of new leaves that were budding, and saw this growing. ...

the Chard is almost all stumps again now because I made another swiss-chard lasagna. Now I'll have to wait again!

I have started some seed. In a slim hope to grow more fresh herbs in the middle of winter, as some of my jars are getting empty. In pa...

I have yet more special honey in the cupboard. This wasn't exactly a splurge as one was a gift. I was in the grocery store with my daugh...

My indoor Bell Pepper plant is actually continuing to produce, although very slowly. I wasn't expecting to get any more peppers at all ,...

Several of my plants need potting up but I've been holding out on them waiting for the opportunity to put them in recycled SIP contain...