Category: Garden almanac

Growing Season Ended

The growing season ended for the flowers and vegetables, what were you pleased to see that? was surprised to see? was disappointed to see? I’ll go first. I was pleased to see my new asparagus plants grew like crazy! By…

Putting the Garden to Bed

Gardening in the fall is a great time to look back on your garden successes and disappointments, but there’s still plenty of time left for most of us to do some last-minute garden maintenance. Fall gardening takes advantage of cooler…

Gardening by the Moon

The basic idea behind Gardening by the Moon is that the cycles of the Moon affect plant growth. Just as the Moon’s gravitational pull causes tides to rise and fall, it also affects moisture in the soil. Therefore, it’s said that seeds will…