One Of The Best Summer Squash Varieties To Grow
Imagine: On Thanksgiving day I just might have started a new tradition. In between putting the turkey in the oven and prepping the potatoes and leeks I sat down at the computer and put in a couple of seed orders. Not my entire order, which will come from several seed...
Problem Solving Holiday Gift List
Insider Information – On the next Episode of Plantrama, out on Thanksgiving day, Ellen and I present our holiday gift list for New Homeowners, Outdoorsey Relatives, Foodies Ahead of the Trends, Recently Retired Parents, Home Lovers and the Right-Tool-For-The-Job...
Calamondin Citrus – An Indoor Edible Plant
Name: Calamondin citrus often called a calamondin orange. Type of Plant: These are a cross between a mandarin orange (Citrus reticulate) and a kumquat (Fortunella margarita) and like a kumquat they are a pleasing combination of edible skin and sweet and sour flavors....
Growing ‘Winter Gold’
Imagine: A plant that is ordinary most of the year, but becomes startlingly beautiful as fall goes into winter. Name: Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Gold’ Type of Plant: A deciduous shrub that grows to 6 or 8 feet tall and wide. Nice, small dark green leaves all summer but...
A November Thank You Note
Dear Autumn Plants, Our growing season celebration is winding down rapidly. Some of you quietly slipped out a couple of months ago without even so much as a backward glance. Others have continued having fun, but can’t help occasional yawns of yellowing leaves. I...
Garden Dinner: Using What You Have
Tonight I went into the garden and picked a leek, some mustard greens and kale, broccoli, red peppers and salad. I felt blessed to have such a selection on November 7th – and with a hard frost expected at the end of the week, I was especially aware that the...
Rosemary Cocktail
Rosemary Comes Indoors If you’ve grown rosemary in a pot outdoors in the summer, you’ll want to bring it indoors for the winter. Once inside, don’t let it get super dry. Herb people say that “A dry rosemary is a dead rosemary,” and indoors...
I Love the Mad Hatter F1 Peppers
Name: Capsicum baccatum Mad Hatter F1 hybrid pepper. Type of Plant: A very productive pepper plant with a unique shaped fruit. This pepper was chosen as an All-American Selection for 2017 and with good reason. Why I love this plant: The All-American Selections people...
Winter or Thanksgiving Garden Dishes
These are the dishes that I mention on the November 23rd Plantrama podcast. They are what a vegetable gardener might have on their Thanksgiving table. A green bean with canned soup casserole for Thanksgiving? Are you kidding me? If you have a vegetable garden...