The hard frost comes tomorrow night. I am not ready. The environment around her lately has been tumultuous, with all of us on edge, pre-occupied. A crisis required all hand on deck for a short time, and now we survey all we put aside during that time. And it is a mess. Garden chores call.
Anyone else play guess-the-weight? This year I grew the largest squash yet. The type was a Musquee De Provence, my “Bourdain” squash. As it’s a moschata cultivar and therefore impervious to the devil squash borer, this type winter squash actually get full size for me. This year I grew a THIRTY-EIGHT pound pumpkin!!!
First time I saw one of James Prigioni’s videos, I found James a touch extra. Yet when he or anyone else teaches me something new, and important, I become a fan. I am even a cheerleader for his high energy, and honestly, we fast talkers should support each other.
I always order most of my seeds way too early. I have a scarcity mindset, I want ensure the store has what I want and not have to monitor or wait for emails when something comes back in stock. I also like being *that* gardener that has the seed nobody else has, so I can …
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Honestly, it’s been the best garden year so far. I am currently simmering yet another huge stockpot of tomato sauce. I have yet another round of cherry tomatoes drying in the hydrator to make sun dried tomatoes. But if I were to do this year over, what would I change? More broccoli raab instead of …
Images and growing notes for the Wyn’s Sonata growing in Zone 5.
Deep red Dahlia – Paul Smith
All plants grown in the high wind prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Gardening personality relaxed and experimental, purist about very little. Growing Days approximately 135 I thought I …
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This dahlia, Midnight Moon, was one of the first dahlias to bloom and was the last to bloom before frost, a full season show. It was the only dahlia that survived at least five nights below 32 degrees. The plant is very prolific, many blooms.
Images and growth notes for the Spartacus dahlia.