By John, on September 29th, 2010 |
 The last weekend of September and another nice harvest. This has been the growing season that just keeps on giving. Yet all good things must come to an end and it’s time to begin clearing out the beds so we can prepare them for next growing season which, by the way, begins in February  .
It’s a bittersweet moment, pulling up perfectly healthy plants still …continue reading
By John, on September 15th, 2010 |
 There is something fundamentally magical about a pepper’s transition in color from green to red. Perhaps it’s a personal bias against the commonplace, after all green peppers are ubiquitous. Red peppers, whether hot or sweet, are simply beautiful in the garden. And they provide vibrancy and visual appeal to whatever dish you add them to. It absolutely drives me insane to see red peppers selling for $3 or $4 per pound in the grocery. Just one more reason to grow your own and freeze them for future use. …continue reading
By John, on August 18th, 2010 |
 As I walked through my kitchen it popped into my brain that I should post a photo of my counter top as it looks today. What this doesn’t show you are the additional tomatoes sitting off to the side in a basket, the many pounds of vegetables stuffed into my refrigerator, not to mention …continue reading
By John, on August 17th, 2010 |
 Who can object to a plant that is both so prolific and so beautiful? In the spring, my wife had expressed a desire to grow one of these as a container plant. I ran across this particular plant at Lowes. Given how hot this summer has been, the poor thing has wilted on numerous occasions but …continue reading
By John, on May 3rd, 2009 |
 The dear wife is behind on her seed starting this year so I’m trying to hedge my bets a little bit and get an early jump on this warm weather by supplementing our efforts with commercially grown seedlings. There’s not yet much variety at any of the local garden centers but I took a flyer on a couple six packs of peppers – jalapenos and purple bell. Since she has designs on the raised beds I had to …continue reading
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The last weekend of September and another nice harvest. This has been the growing season that just keeps on giving. Yet all good things must come to an end and it’s time to begin clearing out the beds so we can prepare them for next growing season which, by the way, begins in February 
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