Subject: Garden disPATCH: Dwarf Okra in Pots

Garden disPATCH: Dwarf Okra in Pots

August 18th, 2019 at 5:00 am EST

Hey Gardener! If you are a fan of home grown okra, you might enjoy this week’s article. Some gardeners shy away from okra due to space considerations. A typical size okra plant can occupy 4.5 sq ft. That’s about 32 sq feet for just 7 plants. We ...

Down in the Pawpaw Patch

August 11th, 2019 at 5:00 am EST

Have you heard of the paw paw fruit tree? This is a back roads country fruit worth getting to know. The paw paw fruit tree — Asimina triloba — is the largest edible wild fruit native to the USA. Pawpaws can be found growing wild in the southeast ...

Historic Gardens + Longevity Spinach

August 4th, 2019 at 5:00 am EST

Sunday Greetings, Good Gardener! HISTORIC GARDENS Whenever a family birthday falls during the week, we end up celebrating during the week and on the weekend. So we’ve been enjoying a weeklong (practically) celebration of Coleman’s 66th birthday ...

disPATCH: Midsummer Planting for Fall

July 28th, 2019 at 5:00 am EST

Sunday Greetings Gardener! We received 2 inches of rain last Tuesday. It was amazing and welcome! The 90 degree highs dropped to the upper 70’s and low 80’s and the lows fell into the 60’s. What a relief! Our garden is pumping out lots of toma ...

SURVEY: Results & Verdict

July 25th, 2019 at 5:00 am EST

Terrific Thursday Greetings! Well, the results are clear based on the responses of those who chose to participate in the survey. If you haven’t yet and would still like to, we’ll definitely incorporate your interests and preferences to the exten ...

SURVEY: Your Turn

July 23rd, 2019 at 5:00 am EST

Dear Garden Friend, Since April, we’ve been sharing with you daily. Now, as we approach August, it’s a good time to evaluate how that’s working for you. Some people have written to say they’re enjoying this. Some have unsubscribed. We value y ...

GARDEN disPATCH: Growing Great Tomatoes

July 21st, 2019 at 5:00 am EST

Salsa Sunday, Gardener! The ides of summer are approaching… mid summer. Good news because they beckon a long-awaited tomato harvest. Already we’ve brought in some amazingly flavorful heirloom tomatoes like Cherokee Purple, Royal Hillbilly, and D ...

SNIPPET: Cucumber Water Benefits & Recipes

July 20th, 2019 at 5:00 am EST

Happy Saturday! Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus Cucumber in Spanish: Pepino The first time we had cucumber water was when we checked into a hotel for our first trip to Oregon. There was a lovely large urn at the front desk with cucumber and lemon fl ...

SNIPPET: Cukes and ‘maters and dill, oh my!

July 19th, 2019 at 5:00 am EST

Fantastic Friday, Friend! We hope you are indeed having a fantastic day! By now we’re all probably swimming—or soon shall be—in cucumbers, tomatoes and dill. So here we’re sharing a few recipes for using these jewels, as well as some good-to- ...