Loving those heirlooms

People frequently want to know why we go to the trouble to grow heirloom vegetables. After all, many of the new hybrids are easier to grow and harvest. Today’s hybrids have been ‘improved’ to produce…Continue Reading

Spring flowers

 The bees are already out working the flowers on warm days. Some of these we just don’t appreciate the way they do. Here are a couple we might overlook. Just an aside – they are…Continue Reading

Spring planting?!?

So you ARE getting ready for spring, right?   It’s almost mid-October!   Yes, we are cleaning up from last summer, harvesting fall veggies and getting bee hives ready for winter…… And starting spring planting. Now is…Continue Reading

Fall Chores

It’s been great garden weather for the past week.  We’ve had enough rain to break our hot, dry summer weather and … finally…. a cool front!   Sweet relief! So what’s on the garden “to-do” list…Continue Reading