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Growing in the New Year
Snug beneath a blanket of snow, springtime plants await their moment to burst forth in glorious bloom. But inside, spring has begun! New Year’s Day was seed starting day. Yes, you read that right: January first I sowed my Lisianthus seeds and just two weeks later, I am rewarded by the appearance of tiny new…
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Vigilance!
Well, it has been quite a season so far, with plenty of challenges, and yes, rewards too. We’ve hit the season of abundance which makes harvesting a joy. These days you will find me patrolling the beds multiple times a day, checking for flowers I can cut at their peak moment, but just as often,…
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Aphids and Cutworms and Woodchucks, Oh My!
Making the transition from gardener to farmer, even on a scale as small as mine, is quite a dramatic shift. While the goal is still to grow beautiful things, there is the added factor of producing things in volume, and in a way that results in a never ending supply so that there is always…
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Budding Potential
The last tulips and daffodils have been harvested and the garden has transitioned to forget me nots, columbines, and alliums. I love the sight of those purple globes suspended above the budding yarrow, a sign of things to come. In the lull between the spring bulbs, I’ve been enjoying getting acquainted with a little corm…
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Delights of Spring
Do you know this stunner? It’s the dreamy Delnashaugh, one of the most delightful blooms of spring. Double petals, soft peach, creamy white. . . be still, my heart! One of the things about growing gorgeous blooms is not wanting any of them to go to waste. That means keeping them cool, and while the…
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It’s Grow Time!
That magical time of year has returned: growing season! We may have started a little earlier here than you might think; Lisianthus seeds were started back on the 2nd of February! They are all tucked into the garden now, and if they can weather all the wet we seem to be getting, oh, the way…
