Frost Warning in Effect

This is how we protect our tomatoes (that have blossoms) when there is a frost warning. Note the innovative use of an extra mattress pad to protect our container plants in the courtyard. [...read more]

FROST!

FROST! April 28

Woke up to a cold house and found that it had frosted last night. The only crop that worries me are my tomatoes which I gambled on putting in early in the bed next to the house because it is unusually warm. I’ll need to assess the damage over coming [...read more]

June 2009, cloudiest month on record

Well it’s official, June 2009 was the cloudiest month on record in New England though not the rainiest. The clouds certainly cast a pall on the garden but things haven’t been a total disaster. The chard, peas and other cool weather crops are going gangbusters. I can’t keep up with all the lettuce, spinach, kohlrabi, cauliflower, etc. [...read more]


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