The Power of Gardening

 

When I started gardening 20 years ago, I quickly realized how beneficial gardening is on so many levels—beyond providing my family with fresh, organically grown fruits and vegetables, including unusual ones like the trombocino summer squash in the photo above. Continue reading

Keepers and losers: A 2020 recap

The gardening year that is coming to a close here in northeast Pennsylvania was like no other. More than ever, I am grateful to live on a piece of land where I can grow food. It is not enough to sustain us yet enough to fill a freezer chest and several shelves of canning jars. Continue reading

Learning curves

Last summer slugs decimated the strawberry harvest from my garden. This year I was prepared. Or so I thought. I had a bag of diatomaceous earth stand by, and an old salt shaker to spread it around the plants. But there were no slugs. Instead, chipmunks discovered the strawberry patch and took a bite out of every single ripe strawberry. Continue reading