JerseyShoreLisa 
In an unprecedented development, I’ve attended 3 different conferences in one week here in New Jersey. The 3rd Annual Jersey Friendly Yards Conference was last Saturday. This full day event took place at Ocean County College in Toms River, NJ and extended from 9:30am until about 4pm. The conference is organized by the Ocean County … Read more
I assembled a batch of compost on Father’s day and have turned it at least a dozen times since. It definitely got hot 135* and then progressively cooler with each turn. The temp hovered around 100 – 110 most of the time it was active. After the last turn, I let it cure for 3 … Read more
The July 2019 meeting of the Native Plant Society of NJ, Jersey Shore Chapter is happening here. Today. At Mynjgarden.com! Folks have been RSVPing for weeks now and I don’t even know what the final count is at this point. The garden is ready! It even rained yesterday so everything is nice and perky. haha. … Read more
A quick update because the family is getting ready to celebrate Easter festivities and we’ve gotta get moving. [su_row][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=””] [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=””] [/su_column][/su_row] [su_row][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=””] [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=””] I unwrapped the figs this week and they look better than last year, but there was still a … Read more
The first full day of spring calls for a garden update! The weather does too, since yesterday was so sunny and we knew that today would be a rainy start to the season. Last week I snuck outside in between early morning frosts and unseasonably cold temperatures to tuck a few fava beans into the … Read more
I’d never been to the Philadelphia Flower Show at the Philadelphia Convention Center before, so when my sister suggested we go on opening day, I was definitely interested! Philly isn’t too far from Ocean County, NJ and it was definitely worth the trip. She and her husband prepaid for parking via an iphone ap and … Read more
Last winter I put up the greenhouse in the backyard. Since we don’t have a lot of sunny window space in the house, I decided to start my seedlings in the greenhouse. There was plenty of space, and a whole lot of sun, so that wasn’t a problem. The trouble was, it was pretty cold … Read more
Garden Roll Call began with this post from Summer of 2017. I’ve expanded the plantings since then and want to update my records so I can keep track of when I planted the trees, shrubs, vines, perennials or berry bushes. The Garden Roll Call post is where I list what’s been added and when. This … Read more