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“Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with facts.” George Banks, “Mary Poppins” I’m a big believer that when all is said and done, plants will do what God created them to do. I’m happy to say thus far the plants have never let me down! Okra flower buds. Tiny tomato [...] Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of life contains three descriptions: could have, might have and should have. I never dreamed growing vegetables inside could generate such interest! I should have suspected, we gardeners are an adventurous lot and anything that extends the season is [...] With the exception of the first vegetable gardening post (sorry poor planing on my part!) the vegetables listed so far like an early spring start with cooler temperatures. Today begins a look at warm-weather crops. They require full sun and shouldn’t be planted until after the last frost date for your area. (See dates here.) [...] The snowstorms of the midwest are bearing down on us here in the Great Lakes. Frigid air, blowing snow and gusty wind is the new order of winter. Not for long, the temps. will return to the mid 40′s by midday. I know many are reveling in the (frightfully) warm weather that’s been hanging around [...] “There is nothing that is comparable to it, as satisfactory or as thrilling, These are the last of the early crops for spring planting. (There are others, like favas, but those will have to be another post.) All require full sun and cool spring [...] Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. -Joseph Addison
The week went quickly. Rochester saw its first snow, but it melted and hasn’t (yet) returned. It made cutting down the Christmas tree a bit easier Saturday, but the bit of magic that snow adds to the holidays was missed. [...] “Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.” -Virgil A. Kraft Spring’s green vegetables are the best tonic after winter’s long freeze. Spinach, broccoli, onions and peas are among the earliest and easiest crops to grow when the snows recede. It’s possible enjoy fresh greens in early May and [...] Winter came to our home one night Quietly pirouetting on silvery-toed slippers of snow, And we , we were children once again. -Bill Morgan, Jr. Welcome to December and the first snowfall of the season for Rochester, NY. Say what you will about Winter’s cold and frigid winds, its [...] |
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