Archive for the 'Fall Gardening' Category

28 Oct

My husband and I took a road trip well in Pennsylvania a few days ago, and have a feeling we’re going to be driving home to New Jersey in what they are calling a northeaster or Nor’easter.   The weather has had it’s extremes since spring throughout many parts of the country, and even the world, [...]

16 Oct

I have not dug up my bulbs at the end of the summer for years because all of them are coming up fine each year, just where I’d like them to.  But one of these years I’m going to want to redo my bulb garden.  I understand after many years in the garden, they gradually [...]

18 Sep

Some of you are fortunate enough to be in climates that allow for gardening year round, while others like myself are enjoying our last weekend of summer. Fall begins this week, and we are enjoying cool weather early so it feels like fall.   I am picking the last of some of my vegetables and watching [...]

08 Sep

I join many who are struggling with the results of Hurricane Irene and then the tropical rain train that has been riding up the east coast, in New Jersey, heavily in Pennsylvania and New York State, and other surrounding areas.  It has been so hard on so many….so much loss to homes and gardens. Not [...]

15 Jun

About 4 years ago someone gave me a small Horseradish starter plant and it has taken off, growing beautifully in soil that could use a little help, but seems to be fine with this plant and the herbs growing in the garden….herbs are so forgiving.  The plant grows next to our rural mailbox and is [...]