September 2019 marks an important milestone in my garden writing life. For the first time in decades, I’m slowly down in a major way to post once a month here. Did I Post On Facebook I Was Retiring ? I said I was slowing down on garden writing but picking up the slack with other […]
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My September 2019 Garden Report
September 2019 marks an important milestone in my garden writing life. For the first time in decades, I’m slowly down in a major way to post once a month here. Did I Post On Facebook I Was Retiring ? I said I was slowing down on garden writing but picking up the slack with other […]
Here’s What’s Happening In My Early September Garden Rebuilding.
The garden – indeed all parts of my garden – are getting a serious makeover this fall and the September garden is getting the biggest change. The Vegetable Garden I’ve written about why we have to move the garden here. And step one is underway. I stripped the top layer of grass off the intended […]
I’m Headed For September Gardening
If the summer heat in August is waning, it’s time to start dry stone wall building and getting ready for a big September transplant and rebuilding push. Notes On The Dry Stone Wall The pic below shows the east wall and the corner turning across the front of the house. Turning the corner and heading […]
A Simple Trick For Increasing Fall Vegetable Harvests
Here’s a bit of research from Utah State University I found interesting and practical for those who grow a fall crop of vegetables either in the garden or in cold frames Researchers Benjamin Hudson and Dan Drost grew spinach and lambs-quarters in high-tunnels (a tall cold frame) and found that covering with a frost protector […]
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Who’s Doug Green?
Let's cut to the chase here without the usual fluff you usually read on websites about authors. The honest truth is I'm super-curious about most things and I want to know how stuff works. I'm not content to read the usual blah-blah. I want real information based on real data. (just because somebody online says it works is no reason for me to believe it) This means you're going to get the best …
