The Dirt
Season Extenders
Season Extenders – Protection for the Garden Here in October in zone 5, we have had a couple of snows now so it’s hard to pretend the garden season isn’t over for most of us. The daytime temperatures are still well above freezing and downright balmy in the 60s at times. But nighttime temps […]
Best of Show for Fall Flowers
Wildflower Seeds by Sandy Swegel And the nominees are: Asters, Asters and Asters. I am always entranced by asters. They offer intense color at summer’s end and an alternative to the perfect rounded chrysanthemums you see for sale everywhere. I don’t have many asters because sometimes they just dry up in late summer heat or […]
Primping for Winter Interest
How to Prepare the Garden For Winter by Sandy Swegel As Fall proceeds at full speed, our tasks in the garden take a new direction as we start primping for winter interest. There’s no longer time for flowers to set new buds to bloom before frost. There won’t be any tomatoes that aren’t already on […]