View fullsize View fullsize These photos show the cabbage getting off to a great start. The plethora of leaves surround the cabbage head like a mother cradling her child. Not only do the leaves provide shelter during maturation, but they … Read More
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize These photos illustrate the layout of my 2 cabbage and romaine gardens. Perhaps a tad too close for comfort, but I was overly excited with my planting. However, cabbage and romaine get on well … Read More
View fullsize Green romaine lettuce grows well in the Fall and Winter months. Individual leaves can be snipped rather than pulling out the entire plant until eventually the stalk starts to shoot up and flower. The leaves then become a … Read More
View fullsize A 2016 snap shot of my young satsuma fruit tree and two potted basil plants. (If you’re interested in starting your own garden while getting healthy and fit at the same time, simply sign up with PG. You’ll … Read More
View fullsize View fullsize Here’s a snap shot of garden prep work from 2016. I always add a little more garden soil in addition to my compost soil. All of my vegetable and fruit scrapes go into the compost bin … Read More
View fullsize View fullsize Weeding is always part of the glitz and glamor of gardening. However, a quick and easy method of eradicating those weeds is a good dose of Monsanto weed killer. Take a look at the before and … Read More
View fullsize View fullsize Sweet banana peppers taste really good; an excellent mixture of sweet and hot. I only had one plant which produced a mediocre harvest. Each season of gardening is a learning process. (If you’re interested in starting … Read More
View fullsize View fullsize Interestingly, my jalapeno plants grew well and looked healthy but failed to produce as many peppers as years past. However, the peppers I did harvest were very good and extremely hot! I learned from some Master … Read More
View fullsize A really nice eggplant here. Sadly, I had a couple of these plants, which grew nicely and contained many blossoms, but I only got one eggplant during the entire season. Gardening is primal! (If you’re interested in starting … Read More
2016-0709-garden-1-001 2016-0709-garden-1-002 2016-0709-garden-3-002 2016-0709-garden-3-001 Snap shots of all three gardens after 2 months of growth. The tomato plants are lacking and ended up not performing well by season’s end. Oddly, the pepper plants didn’t do very well either; I usually … Read More