I have nothing blooming for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Oops. I take that back. My African violet is blooming. It puts out flushes of bloom, despite the fact that I don't water it very consistently. I just happened to luck out this month. At least one of my three Schlumbergera should be blooming right now, [...]
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The Great Houseplant Census of 2010
February 2, 2010 – Posted in: Plant infoMr. McGregor's Daughter, in an effort to promote domestic harmony*, has requested gardeners everywhere to tally up the number of plants they currently have growing inside. Here are my results: 1 rosemary 1 'Rehoku Sunrise' carex (an experiment) 1 apple seedling (my middle daughter's experiment) 1 orange tree grown from seed by my 16 year [...]
The 2009 GWA Symposium in Raleigh, NC: A Yankee’s Waking Dream
October 2, 2009 – Posted in: Flowers on the Brain, Plant infoI don't travel much. As a matter of fact, all the flying I've done in my adult life has been because of blogging, and all my flights have been to much warmer climates than my own. Every time I've left my home turf, I've found the experience a little unreal. Unmoored from my usual routine, [...]
When is my last spring frost?
May 9, 2009 – Posted in: FAQ, WeatherUsually, when you want to know your last spring frost, the experts send you to a hardiness zone map, a chart, or even the NOAA records, conceding that this will only give you a ballpark figure. If you really want to know your local last frost date, consult a neighbor--at least until you've kept records [...]
Weather Surprise
April 29, 2009 – Posted in: Garden Tweets, WeatherWhoa! 33.5F this morning. Why did I think it was only going down to 50F? Cannas & rosemary spent the night out. Crossing fingers.
Keeping rosemary alive indoors
October 19, 2008 – Posted in: How-toMost herbs taste much better fresh, and rosemary is no exception. That's why every winter I try to keep my rosemary alive in a pot inside the house. Rosemary is not reliably hardy north of zone 7, so while southerners can grow this in the ground and watch it take on shrub-like proportions, we cold [...]
The Iceman Cometh: April freeze casualties
April 29, 2006 – Posted in: Plant info, WeatherAfter my shrubs got planted they enjoyed a weekend of glorious weather. But I happened to notice Sunday morning that it was supposed to get in the low 30s that night. Low 30s, I knew, meant definitely below freezing around here. I made a mental note to bring in my potted plants and cover the [...]
Acclimating rosemary outdoors
April 17, 2003 – Posted in: Plant infoI don't plant/dig/plant the rosemary plants I winter over--I feel it is too hard on them to repeatedly re-establish. So I keep them in pots, large enough for them to be comfortable in and small enough for me to winter inside feasibly. And carry! This also allows me to indulge in pretty pots for the [...]
Summer care of Rosemary
April 15, 2003 – Posted in: Garden chores, Plant infoJudy, do you keep your rosemary in a pot throughout the summer, or do you plant it in the ground and dig it up for winter? Either way, when do you start hardening it off? How do you go about it, i.e., how long do you put it out the first day, the second, and [...]
Garden to-do list
February 3, 2003 – Posted in: Garden chores, Seeds and Seed StartingI think I have not bought things from Richter's yet. I may still, but I am trying to play it by ear. I have figured out that I need at least another 400 square feet of garden space in order to plant the seeds I already ordered, not including 2 varieties of corn that I [...]
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