Gardening in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
I’m joining Jim at Garden Ruminations today for Six on Saturday with six examples of the fall foliage we have around here right now, starting with leaves from a young northern red oak – Quercus rubra. If you’re wondering is this tree got its name from the colour of its leaves in the fall, the […]
A week ago I featured radishes in my 6 on Saturday post; watermelon radishes grow quickly, love the cool late summer/early autumn weather, they’re huge and when sliced resemble watermelons with their green thick outer skin and pink centre. I have an abundant crop and limited salads to add them to, and was searching for […]
It’s Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Aside from the usual things (family, friends, relative good health, a warm bed at night and food in the refrigerator), I’m also giving thanks that I live on a part of the continent that usually escapes the worst ravages mother natures throws out, global warming induced or not. I’m reading […]
There were dire warning Saturday and Sunday about imminent frosty nights and protect your tender garden things. I, however, generally don’t protect tender things in the fall. I breath a sigh of relief that I no longer have to water them or dead-head or check for bad bugs. I anticipate with glee more time to…I […]
It’s a watermelon! Nope! It’s a watermelon radish! I planted seeds on August 15 after reading that radishes are a cool weather crop; since I missed the early spring planting window I needed to wait until the end of summer. And it worked! I sowed the seeds in the garlic bed, a few weeks after […]
With autumn just around the corner and waking up to single digit temperatures this morning I thought it was high time to go on a fall photo shoot. I’ll be joining Jim at Garden Ruminations, and no doubt many other gardeners around the world, showcasing fall colours today — hopefully some spring things from Down […]