Blog Posts - The Autumn Garden

The last of summer's bounty color coordinated for fall. Realization of the Day: I managed to go all summer without posting anything here. Thankfully it wasn't because there wasn't anything going on in the garden; just the opposit...

This volunteer dwarf Siberian kale plant doesn't mind the cold. Did you eat anything from your garden for Thanksgiving? I'm kind of embarrassed to admit the only thing I harvested was some fragrant lemon thyme that I stuffed inside a loca...

Cold kale in the kitchen garden Realization of the Day: Sometimes it's better to wait until the sun hits the garden before venturing out to see how your plants survived the cold. Last week it dropped down to 24 degrees, and this morning it...

Cold kale in the kitchen garden Realization of the Day:Sometimes it's better to wait until the sun hits the garden before venturing out to see how your plants survived the cold. Last week it dropped down to 24 degrees, and this morning it was 25.

Boo!Want to see more spooky stuff?10/31/05: Happy Halloween!10/31/05: All Hallow's Eve11/8/05: Did the Goblins Get Them?10/31/06: Boo!10/30/07: Halloween Construction Zone10/31/07: Scare Cat10/31/09: Pumpkin Substitutes10/31/09: Don't Let the Goblins...

Planting garlic with Marta and Lucky Buddy Bear on 2-10-09 Realization of the Day:I can't believe I might actually get my garlic planted on time this year.When is the best time to plant garlic? There's no one right answer to that question, but in man...

Green Tomatoes Harvested on 10-17-09Will green tomatoes get ripe and turn red after picking them (or yellow or orange, depending on the variety)? Yes. Is it difficult to get tomatoes to ripen off the vine? No. Do you have to pull up the whole tomato...

Asian greens ready to be thinned and eaten on 10-10-06Realization of the Day:I don't think the little thrill over seeing tiny seeds sprout up out of the soil will ever go away. At least I hope it won't.Realization #2:I've grown a...

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