How’s It Growing?

It’s June 2022 and the gardens are filling in just the way I dreamed they would. When we moved onto this patch of sand, I was surprised how new plants would get swallowed up, despite the mulch that should have protected and nourished them. I realized over time that wood chip mulch, even simply layered … Read more

[su_row] [su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=””] While the nation stays home, the garden is waking up and blooms are starting to come out and shake off the chill of winter sleep. Last week I picked up a fruit tree from Costco. While in the store, I thought it was potted (or at least wrapped in soil … 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

Over the summer I placed an order with the Burgess nursery catalog. They send me printed catalogs about once a month, so when I thumbed through the July copy and saw a few things I could use, I placed an order right away – a new nectarine, Josta berry, gooseberry and garlic. I had hoped, … Read more

I’m deficient this year. I think the seeds had gotten too old, especially the sweet peppers. The hot pepper seeds seem to last longer than the sweet. When I start seeds in spring I need to make sure I get at least 5 successful sweet peppers and 5 successful eggplant to plant out. If I … Read more

An honest garden record had to portray the challenges (I won’t say failure) as well as the success of a growing endeavor. The new Bayville property has certainly been challenging. To clarify, we bought the house in December. I thought I would enjoy great fertility on this lot because only a few months ago it … Read more