My husband and I have two important summer rituals. The first is the planting of our vegetable garden. It’s actually amazing that we get this accomplished in any accord because in general we don’t usually work well together. He and I each think we have a better idea about how a given task should be [...]
Vegetables
My Visit to the World of P. Allen Smith
June 13, 2014 – Posted in: Events, VegetablesWhat's a cold climate gardener doing in Little Rock, Arkansas? Visiting with P. Allen Smith and a couple dozen garden bloggers, for his fourth annual Garden2Blog event. As usual when I visit a southern U.S. area, I felt like I was in an alien land. Here it was, the third week in May. Back home, [...]
Three for Thursday: Tomato-Pesto Pizza
August 19, 2010 – Posted in: VegetablesTomatoes Pesto Tomato-Pesto Pizza Here's how we make this pizza. Three for Thursday: playing along with Cindy of My Corner of Katy.
First Spinach Harvest
May 26, 2010 – Posted in: Recipes, VegetablesMy husband harvested the first of our spinach crop yesterday, and he says there's this much or more left to be harvested. He wants to do that this evening, because it is threatening to bolt in this heat. We had a yummy spinach salad, and gave away the rest of this bowlful to two neighbors. [...]
Late Blight in Our Garden
August 4, 2009 – Posted in: Pests, Plagues, and Varmints, VegetablesFriday the garden looked fine. Saturday we were gone, Sunday it rained. On Monday I asked my husband to dig up some new potatoes for our supper, and he discovered the garden was infected with Phytophthora infestans, commonly known as late blight. Late Blight Factoids Ideal conditions for late blight are days in the 70sF [...]
My Man Grows Stupendous Lettuce
July 25, 2009 – Posted in: VegetablesHe Won't Brag, So I Will My husband would tell you that he had nothing to do with it. Someone else sowed the seeds; he just stuck the seedlings in the ground. God provided the rain. Yeah, but who was up there weeding? All that cool and rainy weather has been good for something: great [...]
Some Vegetables Balk at Cool Nights.
July 13, 2009 – Posted in: Garden Tweets, VegetablesLow of 44F this morning. Yes, this is July. No, not Siberia, or Alaska. Tomatoes prefer 55F-75F at night. Peppers will not set fruit if temperatures drop into the low 40sF. And eggplants? Pollen production is curtailed when temps fall below 55F. But we can eat peas in July!
Growing Peas in Cold Climates
July 12, 2009 – Posted in: VegetablesPeas in July! Yes, we are harvesting the last of our peas this week. When you garden in a cold climate, you may grow the same vegetables as those in warmer areas, but you don't follow the same schedule. I thought I'd run through our pea time line to give you an idea of how [...]
Peas Sown
April 16, 2009 – Posted in: Garden Tweets, VegetablesDH sowed Fedco peas today: 8oz Lincoln and 8oz Progress#9. Soil still wet, so he made a raised bed first. It was wet because there is a natural seep there.
When do I start tomatoes from seed in upstate NY?
February 21, 2009 – Posted in: Mailbag, Seeds and Seed Starting, VegetablesA reader contacted Cold Climate Gardening recently to ask: I live in area between Syracuse and Ithaca... near Cortland. I have tomato seeds--many different varieties. When should I start the seedlings to grow in peat pots inside the house? Is it too early? While I am at it...what else should I be starting? Thanks a [...]
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