I had a bunch of plant supports laying on the floor of the potting shed and they were trip hazards so I went to the store and got some hooks to hang them up. Then, I turned my attention to the counter which was filthy and disorganized. It was so hot the day that IContinue reading “A Tidy Up for the Potting Shed”
Category Archives: Gardening
Other Fall Gardening Updates
I know it seems like we are still in the middle of summer, but the fall will be here before you know it, which means that it’s time to start your kale, chard, and lettuces. Our Ace Hardware had seeds half off and then seventy five percent off to close out the 2026 seeds, so,Continue reading “Other Fall Gardening Updates”
Planting and Protecting the Carrot Crop
I plant my fall carrots around the middle of August, so I pulled up the poblano plants which were the last things in the troughs. Before I did anything else, I went about setting up the plastic poultry fencing because deer LOVE carrot tops. In years past, I have used all the garden stakes thatContinue reading “Planting and Protecting the Carrot Crop”
Plenty of Poblanos
I planted 7 poblano pepper plants and they have produced plenty of poblano peppers–say that three times fast! We really like the flavor of poblanos and the fact that they are not hot. There were 52 to be exact. I held a few back to use fresh, and I processed the rest for storage inContinue reading “Plenty of Poblanos”
A Partial Potato Harvest
As you saw in my post about deer proofing our sweet potatoes, I had some potato plants that had died, so I needed to pull them up and harvest them. The bed that I harvested was all a red variety from Johnny’s Selected Seeds (an absolutely fantastic source for seeds, asparagus roots, and seed potatoes).Continue reading “A Partial Potato Harvest”
Deterring Deer
Much to my surprise, my husband decided to build me a new garden on the other side of the fence (in the barnyard) where the fence on that property makes a corner. (He really wants sweet potatoes.) He used the fence and added posts and then he used leftover Hardie board to make the raisedContinue reading “Deterring Deer”
Spring has definitely sprung!
I haven’t posted much about the gardens so far this year, but I have been busy planting. Here’s what is happening: I planted million bells in my wall baskets. I love having these here because they attract hummingbirds that I can see from my kitchen window. The herb garden is growing really well. The cilantroContinue reading “Spring has definitely sprung!”
An Argument for Lenten Rose
I have a LOT of lenten rose planted in the perennial bed on the north side of our house. I love it because it stays green all year. It does well in dry shade–not many things do. It does well in part sun/part shade too. And the flowers (once seed pods have formed) are justContinue reading “An Argument for Lenten Rose”
The Carrot Harvest
The deer around here have discovered my gardens, and have been nibbling on things. They especially like carrot tops, and have been pulling some of the carrots up with the tops, sooooo, I decided that I needed to harvest the carrots. This year, I grew the greens on the south side of the house, soContinue reading “The Carrot Harvest”
From the Garden–KALE
I got an earlier start on my fall garden this year compared to other years and it is doing well. So well in fact, that I went ahead and picked my first batch of kale. I planted Lacinato kale because I prefer it over the curly variety–it’s much easier to wash because it’s flat. Here’sContinue reading “From the Garden–KALE”
Cathy At Home on the River 