Seven bucks, still in velvet, slipped out of the woods and began foraging among the grasses in the field… Why not plant for wildlife and increase the opportunities to see these things?
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Dealing with Deer
When I began gardening on my own over a decade ago, I never imagined that my greatest difficulty in achieving a harvest would be the herds of beautiful white-tailed deer that rambled through our farm…
Peanuts in Pennsylvania?
I carefully shelled the 100 peanuts he had given me and planted them in the makeshift greenhouse on the south porch around three weeks before last frost… Last off all comes the best part…enjoying cheap peanuts.
Luscious Lettuce
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Distinctivedesign/Dreamstime.com. I toss a mass of succulent green leaves onto a cutting board, lift a sturdy chef’s knife, and chop those leaves...
Winter Sowing
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Just after the winter solstice when the daylight is at its shortest, the weather at its coldest, and the gardens smooth and barren, seed catalogs begin to...
Storing the Bounty
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Olga Volodina/Dreamstime.com I am a strong proponent of extending the growing season whenever possible, and utilizing row covers, tunnels, and...
Preparing Your Garden for Rest
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive One of the blessings most North American gardeners enjoy is the cyclical nature of the pastime. While I have written about the joy of season extension and...
Grow Your Greens
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive What would life be like without salads? A bit boring, wouldn't it? Have you thanked God for leafy greens lately? Of course, salads include a lot of...
Tomatoes
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Tomatoes are one of the world's favorite fruits; there are thousands of varieties of tomatoes grown around the world. Yes, they really are fruits, but, as...
The Native Wildflower Garden
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Why,” you ask, “would I want to include native spring ephemerals in my wildflower garden?”Well, in my experience, these wildflowers are much more than...
Growing Great Strawberries
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Strawberries are a great crop for beginning fruit growers. Unlike growing trees and bushes, if you make a mistake with strawberries, you can quickly start...
Growing Blueberries
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive With a sly grin, Phil poked a stick through the leaves, trying to make me think it was a rattlesnake.That was thirty-five-plus years ago, and I still have...
To Make a Flower Arbor
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Flower Bed Contest Third Place April June September I decided to create my flower bed around an arbor. To make it, we bent a hog panel into an upside-down...
Flower Beds Designed to Delight
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Flower Bed Contest Grand Prize Tiger swallowtail on lantana. Photo © Regina Eby. Flower beds are the prettiest right after you’ve made all your flower...
Yielding Seed After His Kind
I like seed catalogs! There are few pastimes more pleasurable in a January snowstorm than to curl up in front of the wood stove with a steaming mug and a stack of seed catalogs. Of course, seed...