The little tomato plants have made it home and are lined up, sweetly, on my porch. They get taller by the day! Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in every Sunday. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. more »

Last Friday I got an email from Dave over at the Horticulture Center. He said that the baby tomatoes were ready to be repotted into larger, 4 inch pots. This is the part where I explain how crazy and busy everything has been, but I know you all have hear… more »

Whew! The last week or so has been a whirlwind. The semester has just wrapped up, thankfully. A new semester is getting underway. I spent much of last week and a pretty interesting nerd-conference. Add to that a terrible head cold and several days of tor… more »

I've got a pumpkin problem. Now before you go getting all on my case, I did NOT plant another Atlantic Giant Pumpkin. This time I settled on a large pumpkin that was a bit smaller called a Big Max. It was Cooper who brought me the seed back and I looked… more »

Yesterday was fantastic. A few weeks ago I mentioned to the Director of our college Horticulture Center that I was expecting seeds for 16 different kinds of heirloom tomato plants. He generously invited me out to start them in his facilities to give them… more »