Most people know garlic as garlic. It was the same for me, until I discovered there are two types of garlic, softneck garlic and hardneck garlic. Now, planting the hardneck variety n my home garden is one of my favorite fall activities. I prefer planting hard neck garlic for several reasons, one being this variety […]

“Can I start a garden in August?” Yes, you can! Around this time of the year, many gardeners give up. Their once thriving June crops are slowly dying and turning yellow, beaten down by the summer heat (and by Bambi, in my case). Or they may simply be tired of tending to their garden as […]

Back in December I posted about all these plant and seed catalogs I had gathered. In January I ordered seeds, and this month I ordered rose bushes and some fruit trees. I’m now done ordering plants for this year with the exception of purchasing some rhubarb at the local garden center this spring. Did you […]