Category Archives: peppers

Orange You Sweet!

Posted on August 16, 2018 by carolee

Orange is my happy color, and finding excellent orange veggies for my potager is always a goal.  The first orange bell pepper trialed was “Orange Sun,” not a great success because brown spots appeared before the pepper became completely orange, … Continue reading →

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Mad Hatter Peppers

Posted on January 6, 2018 by carolee

  The seed catalogs are arriving daily and dreams and hopes for next season’s “best ever” harvest are spiraling upward.  As you are planning next year’s garden, may I suggest a new pepper variety to try?  As a Garden Writer of … Continue reading →

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Potager June Review

Posted on June 30, 2017 by carolee

  June was a month of huge progress in the potager, although it is still hard for me to believe that it has been a full month since the May review!   First of all, all those luscious rows of peas … Continue reading →

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If you go away…..

Posted on June 5, 2017 by carolee

things happen!  D and I decided to go to the Memorial Golf Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.  Normally, I would hate to leave the gardens, but things were pretty well caught up (at least until I can start hauling mulch) and … Continue reading →

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Seeing Red

Posted on December 30, 2016 by carolee

Red is not my favorite color.  In fact, I generally avoid it in my gardens, decor, and wardrobe.  However, during the holiday season it is expected, and I must admit that with the freeze that turns our surroundings brown, red … Continue reading →

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