March 30, 2014
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Despite the last gasps of winter we have been experiencing here in Central Ohio (including a half inch of snow yesterday), the garden trudges on. Regardless of yesterday’s weather, the soil temperature has been consistently climbing and is definitely warm … Continue reading
March 30, 2014
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The day the bees arrive is growing near! Just three weeks remain in order to get the apiary prepared and the hive prepared. Yesterday Will and I ventured to a suburb of Columbus to Conrad Hive and Honey to pick … Continue reading
March 30, 2014
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One of the reasons to have bees is to pollinate your garden, so you want to keep them in your yard as much as possible. If they don’t have to go far to forage, they are more likely to stick … Continue reading
March 25, 2014
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For some it is drugs, for some freaky monkey love…my thrills come from experimenting with growing different plants. My new obsession is growing fruit. Over the last four years I have added espaliered apple trees, a berry patch and a … Continue reading
March 25, 2014
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Getting plants in the ground is very exciting in the early parts of spring, but in zones 4,5 and 6 we have late season frosts. To protect delicate early seedlings you can use greenhouses (I love my greenhouse kits from … Continue reading
March 22, 2014
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Mae West’s famous line in the 1933 film “I’m No Angel” was inspired by West’s pet monkey, Boogie. The monkey loved grapes, and one day West noticed that although he would eat grapes by the dozens, he would always peel … Continue reading
March 20, 2014
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I am really, really fortunate to have a sunporch on my Tudor revival home. It serves as a much needed place for my dog to stay during the day so she has access to the backyard all day, and it … Continue reading
March 16, 2014
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Readers will remember a year or so ago when I planted my berry bramble in front of my garage…I created some stunning mirrors out of scrap screen doors and planted a few marvelous varieties of berries. Those berries flourished in … Continue reading
March 16, 2014
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A garden is dependent upon pollination and therefore we are dependent upon pollination for our survival. 1/3 of the food we consume is a direct result of pollination (either through wind based pollination or facilitated by a pollinator). One of … Continue reading
March 5, 2014
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In historic agrarian cultures, the late winter and early spring were known as “The Hungry Times”. Winter stores of meat have been nearly exhausted or have gone bad due to poor preservation techniques and new crops of spring vegetables were … Continue reading
