September Garden

September Garden

Most of my garden time this month was spent harvesting. September is when most of the heavy lifting of the harvest occurs. I’m always amazed at how much food can be grown by one person on a small piece of land. This year’s harvest has been exceptional. Here are sweet potatoes and onions. We still have lots of tomatoes, peppers, green beans, lettuce, squash, and more out there to be picked. I had good luck getting late summer lettuce. I started seedlings indoors...
Growing Rosemary

Growing Rosemary

Two and a half years ago, I bought a big, beautiful rosemary plant in a gallon-size pot at the Madison Garden Expo. I faithfully watered it once a week by soaking it in the laundry tub and letting it drain. This worked for almost two years, then the plant started dying back, as in practically dead. I probably got a bit careless about my watering routine, and I assumed it was done for. It still had some life in it, so we decided to plant it outside in the garden –...

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