Subject: Pick Farming

Pick Farming

August 30th, 2023 at 9:09 am EDT

Garden Greetings! Have you ever thought about pick farming...? Perhaps you're already doing it?! If so we'd love hearing anything about your experience you'd care to share. We'll add that to our research in this article on Pick Farming: How to Start ...

Clematis

August 29th, 2023 at 6:31 am EDT

Thanks to Shari Wilson for sharing her beautiful Clematis arbor image. Sweet Autumn Clematis, (C. terniflora). Clematis, with over 300 species and countless cultivars, offers a vast array of choices. Their pruning requirements have led to their class ...

Cinnamon

August 27th, 2023 at 10:50 am EDT

Garden Greetings! There are many uses and benefits of cinnamon. Here are some you may be able to put to use, and it's cheaper than buying any of the many commercially made cinnamon solutions. Cinnamon for Natural Ant Repellent Cinnamon for Plants and ...

The Largest Caterpillar

August 26th, 2023 at 6:24 am EDT

Good Morning! Yesterday, we were on our daily dog walk when there upon the road was the largest and most beautiful caterpillar we’ve ever seen. It looked ominous with its spiky spine and multiple horns, so we didn’t want to touch it before knowin ...

Watermelon Seeds

August 25th, 2023 at 5:55 am EDT

Hello again! While you're enjoy the last of the summer watermelons, consider making good use of the seeds. As you probably know from our other emails, we love learning about the many uses and benefits of all the plants in the garden and around us. Mo ...

Black Eyed Susans

August 24th, 2023 at 8:43 am EDT

Garden Greetings, Friend! Well... with the loss of our vegetable garden to groundhogs, we've turned our attention more to the flowers such as the wonderful black eyed susan. These add such cheerfully vibrant color to any yard and garden landscape, an ...

Garden Destroyed!

August 15th, 2023 at 6:20 am EDT

DEVASTATION:Last week we lost all of our garden vegetables, including tomatoes right before tomato season really took off. We had harvested several and were just getting our taste buds primed for homegrown M M's ('mater mayo' sandwiches).😋 That's ...