To say this summer has been an intense one (weather-wise) would be an understatement. It's been the hottest, most humid, and, at times, wettest summer I can remember. If it's not one extreme it's another. And all this has made for an interesting year of gardening! ...
Summer Garden: July 2018
Summer has made its entrance in the most dramatic fashion this year — with flood-like rains one day and unbearably scorching temperatures the next. We've been under heat and air quality advisories the past few days, and I've been trying not to worry about how wilted the garden looks by noon, despite ...
Summer Garden: June 2018
After what felt like the winter that would never, ever end, it seems like Indiana went right on ahead and jumped straight into summer! We’ve been spending what free time we’ve had out in the yard and garden over the past few weeks, and words can’t describe how much I’ve missed it. ...
Transitioning a Summer Garden into Fall
Autumn is, without a doubt, my favorite season. There are so many reasons I could get into, but that’s another post for another day. Today, I want to talk about one reason I tend to miss summer: it means saying goodbye to the garden. ...
August Garden
I can't tell you what a joy gardening has been for me over the past few years now. As a child, my parents and grandparents encouraged gardening summer after summer, but I simply never took an interest. ...
July Garden
It feels like I was just reporting on the progress of our garden, but looking back at those photos from only a few weeks ago has me floored at what a difference such a short amount of time can make. Nearly everything has tripled in size and we’ve already begun harvesting and enjoying much of it. ...