My Growing Passions

Working with meteorologists means I have a pretty good idea of local gardening conditions anytime. I also see conditions that I envy while o...

It's the time of year to plant bulbs that will produce flowers, garlic, shallots, and other plants in spring of next year. Burpee has a ...

The chilly weather and frost that has already reached the Midwest will probably give the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast a chill with frost ...

Thursday early evening. Mid-September usually isn't in the 70s here, but the sun is out and it's not bad unless the wind blows. Over...

I started moonflowers in a container. They germinated rapidly afer I had soaked them overnight. Last year when I tried to grow them, I only ...

In an earlier entry this season, I wrote about the attack on my tender broccoli seedlings by cutworms. Flea beetles and Japanese beetles fo...

This aerial photo of the gardens was taken in mid-August. The barn in the upper right is now boarding horses. The current residents, two mar...

Hi, I'm Snickers. I live with Jen and am a guinea pig. She has been busy catching up on house chores in between visits to her mom and da...

A few weeks ago, my plants were small, but I had confidence that they would grow. I upped my hand-watering a little. And we have had soaking...

Thank you to all who read and responded to my entry to all praying believers. I want to explain now that more is known to my family. My moth...