We grew vegetables for years without a tiller I am not the vegetable gardener in this family. My husband, on the other hand, has been growing vegetables since he was a teen. When we finally moved here, a decade into our marriage, he brought along the front tine rototiller he had purchased as a single [...]
June 2008
Keeping and organizing garden records
June 27, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousReading Carol's description of her plant cataloging project got me thinking about my own efforts to organize my records. When I first started gardening, I used some large index cards to catalog all my plants. I entered the same info Carol did, but didn't include the plant tags. On the back of each card I [...]
Really northern gardener looking for a shade plant
June 26, 2008 – Posted in: MailbagWyn recently commented elsewhere: I live in zone 2 and am looking for a shade plant that is non-poisonous to pets for the north side of my fence. When I entered that info in google it sent me to this site. Lovely pictures and great info, unfortunately not really my zone. LOL. Judging by my [...]
Mr. Terra-Cotta needs some new hair
June 24, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousMeet Mr. Terra Cotta. He came into my life on my most recent birthday. I sowed some chives seeds in his scalp, and they have made for him a hairstyle rather complementary to his astonished expression. However, the chives are ready to be potted on, and Mr. Terra Cotta needs a new "do." Can you [...]
The Rubbermaid watering can: discontinued but not forgotten
June 21, 2008 – Posted in: Tools and Equipment
Recently someone asked me to recommend a watering can. We have been using this Rubbermaid watering can for over a decade. What I like about it: Holds 2 gallons (7.5 liters). Less trips to the rain barrel but not so heavy when full as to be unmanageable It's easy to fill, not just from a [...]
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day June 2008
June 15, 2008 – Posted in: About this site, Colchicums, Recommended LinksPoppies, peonies, and iris: the three Grandes Dames of June In a cold climate, the gardening season is shorter and more compressed. By the time the spring flowers get going, boom! it's summer. Consider this: on May 29th we had our last frost. The next day it hit 80F (27C), which we reckon to be [...]
The View From Here
June 4, 2008 – Posted in: Garden chores, MiscellaneousThe view from here is wonderful, as long as my back is to the garden, and my gaze goes across the road, across the far side of the valley. Turn around, and--oh! All sorts of plants in pots, needing to be planted. All sorts of weeds needing to be pulled where the plants are to [...]
Endless Summer and Forever and Ever Hydrangeas: Growing Tips for Cold Climates
June 1, 2008 – Posted in: HydrangeasEndless Summer Hydrangea: Dream Come True--or Nightmare? Hydrangea 'Forever & Ever Double Pink' stole my heart in 2006. This photo was taken September 7 of that yearIt's just like Elizabeth said. We gardeners want to believe that our dream plant is out there, just waiting for us to find it. I know when I first [...]
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