Thinking About Herbs

Was it just a week ago I mentioned that I was going to buy established herb plants this year instead of starting them myself? I’m seriously missing my herbs! This past weekend I had some rare time all to myself to peruse the seed racks at my favorite garden center.  I took my time- I [...]

When Choosing Tomatoes…

The first year I cracked open my Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog, my chin literally dropped.  As I leafed page after page and saw heirloom tomato after heirloom tomato, I was instantly smitten.  I wanted one of each.  There are literally hundreds of varieties from all over the world!  It can be so easy to [...]

Sungold Update

My tomato plants are doing very well.  They started out terribly slow.  After the sprouts emerged, it seemed to take forever for real leaves to appear.  It occurred to me that a lack of heat may be the cause for this, so I took my sprouts and put them in an empty cheese-ball barrel, which [...]