Hi fellow gardeners,  As promised, I went up to the garden in early March and obtained four samples of soil from our plot for testing.  The pH of three of the samples was 6.5 and the other was 7.0.  These values are ideal for growing vegetables, and I believe they would apply to everyone’s plot [...]

Hi and welcome to SPRING? Where is winter, or is there going to be one?  I have found this marvelous blog and web about gardening.  I met this gentleman and have been reading his site for new ideas and helpful hints.  He is the most honest and wonderful writer and so knowledgeable about gardening.  I [...]

January 31, 2012 The appearance of 55 degree days at the end of January has turned my thoughts again to the garden. After all, there are only 49 days until Spring. We live in USDA Zone 6, which theoretically provides a growing season of 180 days with the last frost supposedly on April 22nd. But [...]