Last year I planted the cool weather vegetables way too late. I was still in northern thinking maybe, but planting cabbage in April led to whitefly by mid May. Not a very successful year cabbage-wise. So this year I am starting just a few seeds – no I do not need 10 seeds per cell [...]
There is something about the first flower in the garden that is special. It gives just a hint of what is to come in the next few months. The crocus seem to be nowhere one day and in bloom the next. They brave dark cloudy days, deluges of early spring storms, not to mention icy [...]