Perfect spring days are like hallucinogens. Hallucinogens that I am happy to take, even while our perennial gardens’ progress is proof positive that this spring has been less than kind. Our southern New England growing season has been set back slightly, a result of the brutal winter, and the still occasionally brutal spring. But a… Continue Reading
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Planting Daffodil Bulbs
Daffodils are the tenth wedding anniversary flower, so, this year, on our tenth wedding anniversary (who are we to buck tradition?), we ordered 100 daffodil bulbs to fill out the very unkempt garden that sits right in front of our barn. The garden is also directly in front of our kitchen window, though at a… Continue Reading
Planting Garlic
Despite the growing season having come to an end here, there is still much to do in the garden. There is the clean-up, of course, the asparagus fronds require a haircut and some mulching, the salad bowl bed requires a tilling (but only half of it, as the collard greens, kale, and leeks are doing… Continue Reading
Red and White Onions from the Garden
We’ve started cleaning the garden up for winter. Where once there was zucchini and summer squash, tomato plants, and okra and onions, now there is overturned soil, a clean slate upon which to begin again in the spring once compost is worked back in. This season saw a lot of onions jammed into random spots… Continue Reading
Saving Season-to-Season with Organic Gardening
If ever you stop by our house during the growing season and don’t find us milling around the pig meadow or the chicken coop, be sure to look in the garden. That’s where we can usually be found, particularly in the evening. Not only is it easiest to work in the garden after the heat… Continue Reading