Around and around the back yard I go. Garbage out, check lilies, check watermelons, corn and pumpkins. Flowers, (weeds) garden. Tomatoes. Moving on, peas, onions then peppers and grapes. Back in the door but one quick stop to the immature blackberry bush… more »

Because my spring show was so hectic I decided to start my lettuce in boxes. Well lately, as I walk in my front door each day I look fondly at the freshest mixed greens salad I've ever seen, growing slowly on my front porch. I've been tormenting my veget… more »

THIS is what happens when your Halloween pumpkin does not fulfill its halloween destiny. The life cycle of a pumpkin is pretty straightforward. Grow lazily in a patch, wait until some crisp fall day to be picked by an exuberant child and his parents. Hav… more »

I went out to bring in what was surely to be one of the last tomato harvests. The weather forcast for the evening indicated a low of 45. It was nearly 6pm when I found myself in the middle of devestation. I've been gone these past few weeks, you see. My… more »

After producing 6 lovely red sweet peppers my little pepper plant has informed me that he was really just warming up. I went out this morning to pick what I thought was the next to last pepper, there was one more small one on the plant. There are now ele… more »