Mid-Season Garden Report Card
Mid-Season Garden Report Card How is your garden faring? by Sandy Swegel Here’s the report card for my garden. June had record high temperatures and little rainfall. Lots of extra watering helped, but plants don’t grow as well without natural rainfall. Lettuces and Spinach. The heat made them bolt early and they are all bitter or […]
The Midsummer Lull
Preparing for Late Summer Harvest and Beyond by Sandy Swegel I was surfing the garden internet last night at Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2012/06/grazing-my-way-through-the-lull.html where blogger Michele Owens is lamenting the midsummer lull in her vegetable garden. It’s so true, late June is a difficult time in both the vegetable and flower garden. There was the wild […]
Choosing a Pot for Your Container Garden
Finding the Perfect Pot by Chris McLaughlin Whether you’re growing flowers, vegetables, herbs, shrubs, or small trees, container gardening has made a big comeback and in my opinion, it’s a trend that’s here to stay. These mini-gardens are fast, simple, versatile, and beautiful which makes them popular with all gardeners; no matter how much space […]