On January 4th I ordered a red, white and blue wine grape collection from an ebay seller, thecountrygardenshop. I have no idea why they would ship them right away, but they did – I received them a few days ago. They arrived as three bare root plants, bundled together with the roots in moist chunky … 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
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
You know you have a problem when spring comes and suddenly plants start getting delivered that you forgot you ever ordered. I opened the box from UPS… “What the heck did I order from Baker’s Creek?” My mom says “Well, maybe you didn’t order it and they sent it by mistake.” Once I saw that … Read more
The gardens at this property are new, planted in just the past 2 years. At my old house, I got confused after a while about when I planted what tree or berry bush. I’m starting an annual post… Garden Roll Call where I will list whats been added and when. This will help me keep … Read more
It’s been weeks since it’s rained here! I can’t believe how often I’ve needed to use the sprinklers since I’ve planted my seeds in the veggie gardens in the back yard. The grass seed is coming up beautifully and I’ve already seeded over what I initially put down. I’m keeping track of what I planted … Read more
Starting seeds indoors for Spring planting usually takes me a lot longer than I think it’s going to take. This year, I was ready. I set myself up with my shoe boxes of seeds, one flat of 72 plastic cells, complete with tray, clear plastic dome and seed warming electric mat. I got some Angry … Read more
Egyptian walking onions look different every season, I swear. I don’t remember them doing THIS last year, but then, this is only the second spring I’ve had them growing in the garden. Don’t they look weird? Those little pouches started out down at the base of the plant and moved up to the top over … Read more