YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY HEARD that bee populations are dwindling. And that's bad news, because these buzzing insects are responsible for pollinating at least 1/3 of our nation's crops. Fortunately there are three things we gardeners can do to help local populations survive: Read more » Random Thoughts
Can You Help the Honey Bees?
April 10, 2012
YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY HEARD that bee populations are dwindling. And that's bad news, because these buzzing insects are responsible for pollinating at least 1/3 of our nation's crops. Fortunately there are three things we gardeners can do to help local populations survive: Read more » What Would You Plant in Your “Subsistence Garden?”
March 14, 2012
HERE'S A QUESTION WORTH PONDERING: What would you plant in your veggie garden if, for some reason, you couldn't access a supermarket for an entire year? In the comments field below, list the edibles you'd grow for your very subsistence. Read more » Keep Monsanto OUT of Your Veggie Patch
February 6, 2012
I HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO YOU. When I bought 'Early Girl' tomato seeds back in 2010, I unwittingly voted for a corporation I vehemently oppose. Which corporation? Why, the evil empire known as Monsanto. Here are a few facts about this loathsome company, along with a few ways to keep it out of your veggie patch: Read more » Garden Bullies
May 18, 2011
ARE YOU WAGING WAR WITH AN INVASIVE PLANT, TOO? My nemesis du jour is wild sumac (Rhus glabra). Just last week, I removed a grove of this vengeful bully from an area near my Kitchen Garden. It retaliated — and how! — by sending scores of tenacious tentacles under a fence and into my veggie… Read more »
My Latest Kitchen-Gadget: A Foley Food Mill
September 27, 2010
IN ANTICIPATION OF MAKING APPLE SAUCE, I recently purchased a Foley Food Mill. Who else owns this gadget? I’d like to know what you think of it. For instance, how do you clean it? Mine came with no directions whatsoever! This simple, inexpensive machine is supposed to puree apples and tomatoes, and also remove their… Read more »
Lily the Beagle's Weather Rant
September 23, 2010
HERE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY, the wackiest weather – ever! – continues. Yesterday’s low 40 degrees; today’s high 82 degrees, and Friday will soar to a suffocating 90! And still no rain in sight…bad news for plants heading into their dormant season. What’s the weather like where you are? And can we have our “walkies”… Read more »
Photo Gallery: Bambi & Mom
August 23, 2010
THIS MORNING a doe and her fawn paid me a call. Happily they lingered near the music room windows, where I was able to photograph them through the glass. Because deer have always been respectful of the grounds here, I honestly welcome, rather than dread, their visits. Here are more pictures of the pair, followed… Read more »
