Seed starting begins now. Hey it’s February already! Continue reading
Once the month of January is behind me, I find I can begin to concentrate on the how and why of my spring and summer gardening efforts. The month of February is a time for two things to kick in gear. One, I get my catalog orders done. In recent years it seems that seed … Continue reading
It’s now 5 days into the spring of 2008 and you can tell that Mother Nature is beginning to wake up from her winters nap. I’ve noticed that the Bradford pear trees and Forsythia bushes are in bloom with their distinctive white and yellow blooms. Also, the daffodils are making their appearance around the neighborhood. … Continue reading
One of the plants I love to grow and add to salads is the herb known as chives. The name is thought to be derived from the French cive. The botanical species name of schoenoprasum means essentially “rush-like leek”. By whatever ‘nom-des-plume’ (my bad French), the herb has a wonderful taste that I like to … Continue reading
