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Pumpkin time has arrived

The season of the pumpkin is arriving. Orange is the color of the month of October and it is evident at roadside stands, produce markets,…

Tending to fall crops

Caring for the row or bed of purple top turnips. All turnips should be up and growing by this time in late September. It is…

Time to start on your spring garden

Start planting the bulbs of spring time. From now until the end of October spring flowering bulbs can be planted for colorful beauty when spring…

A few planting ideas for September

Celebrating September by sowing a row or bed of Siberian Kale. Siberian Kale is a hardy cole family cool weather vegetable that will produce greens…

September offers much in the garden

The four o’clocks are still standing tall. The August heat and Dog Days may have slowed them down a little, but they are still showing…

August dews heavy, cold

The morning dew becomes cold on Saint Bartholomew’s Day. Tomorrow will be the day of Saint Bartholomew. He was one of Jesus’ twelve apostles. It…

Beware dew-laden grass

Keeping mid-summer coleus full of colorful foliage all the way until frost. The coleus of “Joseph’s Coat” has been producing an array of pink, yellow,…

Dog days coming to an end

Dog Days will come to an end on Tuesday. The Dog Days of the summer of 2020 will end on Tuesday, but this does not…

Potatoes, sonkers, and dog day afternoons

Checking out the harvest of Irish potatoes. With Dog Days now entering its second week, it’s the time to check out the Irish potato harvest.…

Dog days of summer arriving

Dog Days and the hotties are now with us. Dog Days of summer got their official start on Friday and they will be around until…