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The tiny plant root hairs interaction with soil microbes is an intimate relationship. They communicate by the exchange of fluids. The plant hairs secrete chemicals that request a response from the microbes and get a nutrient answer. The plant depends on the microbes for it’s sustenance and the microbes seem to get something positive from the plant. I wonder if […]

For all you younger gardeners raising a family and requiring a good return on investment to justify your time, take advantage of the Fab Four of veggie production. Tomatoes, zucchini, pole beans and cucumbers all get planted one time in the spring, and you keep harvesting them all summer long. In fact the more you pick the more you get. […]

My wire tunnels are holding three inches of snow up off my new transplants. I had forgotten about this benefit. It’s a little dark in there but at least they are standing strait and proud. The cut off asparagus stalks are sticking up out of the snow like Gabby Hayes’s whiskers. The roots are awakening from winter slumbers to begin […]

The spinach I planted February 8th has started coming up. When I found the first sprout I crawled along the row with my nose to the ground and found four more. That evening there were eight, and the next morning eighteen. The morning after that I counted thirty two. I’m always happy and a bit surprised when seeds germinate, even […]

The wild flowers are arriving. The Indian Warriors, Shooting Stars and Fawn lilies are sprouting up in the woods. I saw a bluebird, a soaring turkey vulture and a murder of crows. Warmth is very slowly returning to the land, in spite of my impatience. Our local Nursery says it’s time to plant out cold hearty Snow crown cauliflower, broccoli […]

It looks like the weather forecast is not synchronized with my spring garden transplanting time. My starts are ready to go because they have stopped growing. They aren’t as tall as previous years but are more bushy and squat. I think the Miracle-Gro got leached out by the rain. It’s was at 0.03% of NPK and the bag recommended replanting […]

We had a snow day yesterday. All garden activities were canceled. It’s hard to garden when you can’t see it. It’s a good time to sit in front of the fire reading seed catalogs. Anyone that knows the slightest thing about marketing quickly realizes these people are at the top of their game. They craft their descriptions in special wording […]