2024 Garden Season

It has been a long time since I have posted anything about my gardens. It has been a long time since I have been excited about my gardens. This past year has been an interesting one, to say the least, as I’ve been focusing on my 96-year-old mom’s

My gardens, this year, are five main areas:  1. In-ground garden 2. GreenStalks 3. Trellises 4. Hoophouse (covered) 5. Hoophouse (minus the plastic) In-ground Garden This area of my yard has been lawn, and a garden, and lawn, and garden.  Last year,

Can I use the hydroponic system for seed starting?  Last year, I grew some drawf tomato plants in my hydroponic system. It was fun; the tomatoes were cute but they didn’t taste like much. After the last frost date, I decided to put them in my Gr

Gardening zones have changed.  What’s a gardening zone? It’s an average (based on recent years) indication of how cold my winters will be or could be. Why does that matter? For the most part, it doesn’t, as I rarely garden in the winter here in Ont

Several years ago, I planted two hardy almond trees. The following spring I fell in love as the aroma from the blossoms was intoxicating!! Hardy Almonds  The variety is called Hall’s Hardy and I planted the two trees in 2018. Last year the trees pr

I love growing the dwarf varieties of tomatoes.  Why?  Check this out: • March 17 - I put LITTLE BING dwarf tomato seeds in my hydroponics system  • March 23 - they had sprouted • April 16 - I transplanted the seedlings to soil (because they taste

“Deck snacks are the best! ” Goal:  My goal was to move two GreenStalk vertical towers, near to my deck, for easy access to snack foods.  It took me a week to decide on the best locations for the planters, based on ease of access, lawnmower paths,

I did a walkabout today, checking out my gardensp. YouTube Video Did you see the photo of the peas? The ones that were direct down in the garden have almost caught up to those that I planted early.  “NOTE TO SELF: Next year? Just wait and direct

I was asked what I like about GreenStalks …  A GreenStalk is container gardening, with a unique watering system for each layer in the tower. [IMG_7078.jpeg] What I love about this system  1. No bending over … the tower makes everything much more ac

“Mosquitoes, around here, are as bad as bindweed! ” [IMG_2307.png] ‘‘Tis the season .. for itching and scratching and swishing and smacking - contending with the attack of the mosquitoes We have been lucky in recent years and the mosquitoes haven’t

[IMG_2395.png] I do the best I can, given:  • The knowledge I have  • The experience I have  • The energy I have  • The personality I have  • The strength I have  • The goals I have  • The priorities that I have and  • The mood that I’m in  “Just d

“I thought I had an “ah-ha” moment but then things changed …” The beginning March 20: I planted some seeds indoors in my Lee Valley self-watering trays. They started sprouting a week later and then flourished. April 7: I transplanted them into th