Storms in the Garden
We seem to be having lots of storms this last part of of July. You can see the clouds from the latest storm moving in here. A whopper of a wind and hard, fast rain took out the hops vine trellis and more.Tonya’s trampoline took off and ended up in ON a pine tree. Continue reading
Tornadoes and other things I hate to see
These photos of a funnel cloud were taken a few minutes ago from my front porch. I thought I’d post them real quick-just in case we blew away and landed in Indiana…. Continue reading
The Weather
“My Goodness, we’ve had such hot-cold-wet-dry-solar-flare-el-nino-blizzard-green-house-gas-tornadic-mini-ice-age-la-nina-pole-shifting-weather-lately, haven’t we?” Continue reading
Sage Unfrozen
A few weeks ago I posted a bit about leaving some pots of Sage out all winter in the snow.
Several kind and well meaning emails suggested that by leaving my sage outside in pots IN THE SNOW I was murdering poor innocent plants. I can… Continue reading
Freezing Sage
Sage is not much bothered by pests, but by habit, the dried herb still goes into the freezer for a few weeks. Continue reading
Peekaboo Chives
The potted chives that have been dormant and resting in the snow for a few months are ready to get growing again. For them Spring has Sprung-even if they come indoors during a January blizzard! Continue reading
Frosty Herb Gardener
Yes, it’s me with woolcicles forming on my face gear. And yes, I know my cold weather gear is not color coordinated.
I took a leisurely stroll out to the greenhouse yesterday morning to check on things. It’ was a balmy -2* inside the greenhouse and naturally… Continue reading
