The vegetable garden may be winding down, there’s still time for one more harvest before the snow flies. With a little compost and a few quick growing, cold tolerant crops, newly vacant beds can enjoy a productive second act.
Each summer’s garlic harvest holds the beginnings of the next, creating a delicious cycle that can continue year after year. Follow along as I harvest, cure, and store our hardneck garlic, and select the best bulbs to plant again in the fall.
Japanese beetles are a scourge for many gardeners in New England. I discuss the Japanese beetles introduction to North America and some methods that I use to manage their numbers and reduce their destructive impacts on my garden.
Elderberry blossoms are fleeting, but their delicate fragrance can be preserved long after the flowers fade. Follow the process from garden to bottle and discover a floral spritz that tastes like summer.
A metallic blue tachinid bristle fly rests in a Downeast Maine garden. These beneficial parasitoid flies help control caterpillars and other garden pests.
This robber fly is a voracious predator. At only half an inch long, it hunts flies, leaf hoppers, and other small prey.
We flipped a few of our pumpkins, blossom-end down, so they develop into their intended shape. Sometimes that means breaking a few advantageous roots and anchoring tendrils away from from the vine.
Roses can have incredible color, fragrance and presence in the garden. These are a few of my favorites this year.
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