It’s already starting to get dark before I’d like it to. I’m able to garden until about 8:30pm at this point, but before you know it, it’ll be dark at 7pm and I will no longer get outside during the week, regardless of how nice it is outside. I was …
After removing some spent plants, I ended up having a large empty space in the garden. So, I dug through my seeds to find out what I could plant for fall. I’ve tried planting seeds for fall before, but have only had luck with broccoli rabe. But, since I had …
A few years ago, I tried growing watermelons from some plants that I bought at a local nursery. I believe I got one watermelon–approximately the size of a quarter–for my efforts. Not all that refreshing, really. But, a friend and fellow gardener introduced me to the “Sugar Baby” watermelon. Since …
But, I’m going to do a quick report anyway. Since we got back from vacation, I haven’t had anything pressing to do, though there’s always something to do. I did some weeding outside. I can’t say I finished because that work is never done until winter, though things are looking …
I’ve been wanting to try my hand at braiding garlic for some time now. I finally got around to doing that tonight. It was pretty easy and looks cool so I think I’m going to do that with all of the garlic from my garden (and the onions, too). My …