Category Archives: planting

Wrong again!

Posted on April 9, 2018 by carolee

Yesterday I checked the 10-day forecast (as I always do) and beyond a slightly chilly night, the forecast was for dry and sunny and tah-dah!!! three days in a row above 40 degrees! So, I bundled up (these old bones … Continue reading →

Posted in planting, Spring, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening, weather | Tagged gardening, grow your own food, Indiana weather, peas, Potager, shallots, Spring, vegetable gardening | 22 Comments

Why Does it take me so long to plant?

Posted on May 30, 2017 by carolee

Well, the obvious reason would be that I raise a lot of plants for a lot of garden space. While I love perennials, annuals provide the continual color that I love during summer. So, as long as I am able, … Continue reading →

Posted in garden pests, gardening, planting, Uncategorized | Tagged Cobrahead weeder, edging, gardening, grubs, planting annuals, rain | 4 Comments

Rain again…and again

Posted on May 24, 2017 by carolee

Three glorious days of sunshine, so I frantically planted veggies in the potager for long hours on the first two. Almost all of the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, climbing melons and beans, many lettuces, edible flowers, more cippolini and Italian red … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, hobby greenhouses, kitchen gardens, planting, Potager, shallots, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, kitchen gardens, planting, potager, rain, transplants, weather | 14 Comments

Fleeting Spring

Posted on April 29, 2017 by carolee

All winter we long for spring. We dream of how the many, many bulbs planted in autumn will emerge and flower. Will the combinations pictured be reality, or even better? Will the timing of the bulbs with flowering trees … Continue reading →

Posted in bulbs, gardening, planting, Spring, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, Plantskydd, Spring, tulips | 11 Comments

Daffodils? That means pea-planting!

Posted on March 22, 2017 by carolee

Long before the advent of calendars, farm folk had sayings to help recall when certain chores needed to be done. I like following many of these old proverbs, because in my experience they are generally more accurate than dates. … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, kitchen gardens, planting, Potager, raised beds, Seeding, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening | Tagged daffodils, garden lore, gardening, grow your own food, kitchen gardens, peas, planting, potager, raised beds, seeds | 11 Comments

Free seeds!

Posted on March 3, 2017 by carolee

My free seeds from Renee’s Garden arrived in the mail recently. As a Garden Writer of America member, trialing seeds is one of the many perks of membership. If you have not visited her website (www.reneesgarden.com) please do. Not only will … Continue reading →

Posted in cutting garden, edible flowers, garden planning, gardening, kitchen gardens, planting, Potager, seed catalogs, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening | Tagged cutting garden, edible flowers, fava beans, fragrant plants, gardening, kitchen gardens, planning, potager, Renee's Garden Seeds, seeds, spinach | 7 Comments

Heap of hope

Posted on February 14, 2017 by carolee

Remember that jar of bleach water I carried to the berry rows? If not, see “About that pruning…” Well, I carried it back to the house, and rummaged through my supply basket and jacket pockets to find a big … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, hobby greenhouses, planting, Seeding, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, planting, seed starting | 7 Comments

First Frost

Posted on October 26, 2016 by carolee

The arrival of the first frost is always a mixed blessing, mostly sad because it means the end of the growing season, but a bit of pleasure because it brings a long list of to-do’s to an end as well. … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, harvest, kitchen gardens, planting, Potager, purple vegetables, seeds, Uncategorized | Tagged beans, fall planting, gardening, growing vegetables, planting, potager, seeds | 4 Comments

Disappointments

Posted on September 8, 2016 by carolee

As the summer garden season draws to a close, it’s a good time to take stock and evaluate. Considering that I grew 197 varieties, not counting all the bulbs purchased, perennials and herbs that I moved from the farm, or … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, kitchen gardens, planting, Potager, seed catalogs, Uncategorized | Tagged evaluating the crop, garden planning, gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, seed selection | 2 Comments

Cipollini

Posted on August 4, 2016 by carolee

These are cipollini that I grew last summer, in a window box, because my potager had not yet been started, but I’d already given possession of the Cook’s garden at the herb farm to its new owners. I fell in … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, harvest, kitchen gardens, planting, Potager, preserving, Uncategorized | Tagged cipollini, gardening, kitchen gardens, planting, potager | 2 Comments