Turn in the Leaves
This turf, overturned, awaits autumn’s deposits, seed money for spring. Recently, the Dow Jones has gone up or down by hundreds of points every day. It seems dramatic. It seems important, if only...
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Sunflowers: Scalp High by the Fourth of July?
Last year, I planted mammoth sunflower seeds out of a packet in late April. By the end of July, big, tall, heads head appeared in my backyard. Most of them were donated to the birds, who gladly...
View ArticleRecession Gardeners Trade Plants
In an economic slump like the one we’re experiencing now, it doesn’t make sense to spend a lot of gasoline mowing a lawn. On the other hand, it takes a lot of money to go out to nurseries and buy...
View ArticleTo Do In The Garden Today
It’s the 3rd day of unusually warm weather here in Upstate New York, the 2nd day in a row with heat over 80 degrees. So, it’s a day for outside work. To do in the garden today: Strengthen the anti-deer...
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Compost Matters: The Pumpkin Patch Proof
You want proof that compost matters in your garden? Check this out. A year ago next week, I moved from Ohio to Maine and promptly started filling up a compost bin. Two weeks ago, I turned out my first...
View ArticleTesting Organic Seed Search
An advertisement in this month’s Organic Gardening magazine directs me to the OMRI Organic Seeds Database, which, I am told, “can help you find the right seeds for your organic farm or garden”. I tried...
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Reclaimed for the Sun
When I moved up to Maine 3 years ago, the place I moved into had a deck of pressure-treated wood shoved into a south-and-east facing corner. It wasn’t connected to the steps, so you had to walk to it....
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Echinocystis Erupts
A week ago, I wrote about my discovery of the native plant Echinocystis lobata, the wild cucumber. This morning, the specimen I collected shared with me a little surprise. Though I had severed the...
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