Jumping the Gun

Temperatures have been warm lately, warm enough to tempt some plants into growing. Unfortunately we have cold weather in the near future. The lilac tree buds have swollen and look almost ready to start bursting.

Last year’s chard is sprouting new leaves to great surprise. Row cover is now over the rhubarb to keep it from [...]

Seed Catalogue junkies unite!

2010 seed catalogues.

It is the time of year that when even a slightly warm breeze passed my face I get chills and want to have my fingers flipping through a seed catalogue. The possibilities of the new season lie seductively in the pages of the 2010 seed catalogue. Interesting plants., herbs. berry bushes, and [...]