by Geoff | Apr 19, 2011 | Gardening
Over the last few years I’ve been developing a pomegranate border along the north side of my vegetable garden. So far I have planted four pomegranate trees spaced tightly at 4-5 feet apart and plan on extending the border with another two to three trees. The initial plant that I put in three years ago is now about ten feet tall, with the second one already up to six feet. Unless pruned to take on a tree form, pomegranates grow more like a large shrub, putting...
by Noel | Apr 18, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening
Here’s a picture of my garden beds that I took this afternoon. Had I taken it early in the morning there would have been a light layer of snow over the whole area. April has been most cruel, so far. Cold and rain are the norm and it is not expected to be any nicer in the week ahead, in fact it will probably be worse. In most years I could be planting already. April 15th is the recommended date in this area for seeding peas, a lot of root crops, salad...
by Noel | Apr 6, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening
It’s been a slow start getting the beds ready for spring planting because of the frequent rain. It’s not raining right now, but everything is wet and muddy. I did manage to get a brand new bed shaped up for planting last weekend. Its only 12 feet long versus the 21 feet of most of my beds. I made it in my compost area and I have another bed the same size about half shaped up right next to this one which I’ll finish off as soon as the ground is...
by Geoff | Mar 22, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening
This year CobraHead again exhibited at the Philadelphia Flower Show. While Anneliese, Noel and I spent most of our time in our booth in the vendor section extolling the virtues of our wares to the passing public, in the evenings I would get a chance to take in the splendid display gardens. Several truly impressed me, but I tend to spend the most time going back to the ones that inspire me to do something in my own garden. This year The Chef’s Rooftop Garden...
by Geoff | Feb 17, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening
Over the holidays I discovered that I have borderline high blood pressure, due in part to genetics (Gee, thanks Dad!). Although I already eat a relatively healthy diet and exercise regularly, I’ve been researching what other changes I need to make to reverse the trend in my blood pressure before it becomes a more serious problem. Incorporating more herbs into my diet is definitely recommended. Being a gardener, I don’t just want to buy the herbs, I want to grow...
by Geoff | Jan 31, 2011 | Gardening
While planting my asparagus bed the other day, I uncovered a couple of rough earth snakes. This was the third or fourth time that I have found these insect and worm eating snakes in my garden. These two were smaller, but I have seen them get as long as one foot. I like having the snakes in the garden, but I move them over to the brush pile so that I don’t accidentally stab them with a digging fork.
