A red bell, delicious enough to be on my grow-every-year list. Only two bell peppers make that list. The other pepper is Yellow Green Monster, a bell I plant for The Sps. All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil …
Peppers I am growing this year, 2023. Ultra sweets all the way to hots.
A late frost in USDA Zone 4 and 5 this year. How I protected my plants and the limited damage.
Another month, another list a garden chores to prepare for. Inventories of plants, making sure you the plants you need for your favorite recipes,. Shopping for summer items i.e. sunblock, garden sleeves…
Green Onions! I planted them last year, during the summer. They survived in my herb spiral over the winter. Our winter got down to -20 degrees F for a couple of days. It was a mild winter. Which allowed these green onions to thrive under the mulch for at least 6 months. I noticed them …
Cicada Wasps are not harmful to humans. The male Cicada Wasp is more territorial, yet has no stinger to harm you. They nest in the ground, and kill cicadas.
First Garden Tour of 2022! Zone 4/5.
My example today of my future self journaling. Part of a personal, heart-felt, RIVETING series. I am the star of my own show, after all. Aren’t we all!
SDSU Extension Garden Hotline and Link
Three days in May northern gardeners can expect a cold snap. May 11, 12 and 13. Consider before transplanting.