Subject: GARDEN disPATCH: Future Visioning, Maximillian Sunflower, etc.
GARDEN disPATCH: Future Visioning, Maximillian Sunflower, etc.
September 27th, 2020 at 5:33 pm ESTLAST SEPTEMBER SUNDAY GREETINGS, GARDENER! The mosquitoes are still out in force today in North Carolina as we sit outside on our deck typing out this email. They’re honing in on some of their last supper for the season, but we’re still grateful ...
GARDEN disPATCH: For Everything There is a Season
September 20th, 2020 at 3:20 pm ESTZinnias… did you know? and so much more! Sunday Greetings, Gardener! FALL! Fall is now ours here in central North Carolina (Zone 7A). We know that our northward neighbors are ahead of us in prepping against the cold, while our southward neighbor ...
GARDEN disPATCH: A Time to Harvest and a Time to Plant
September 13th, 2020 at 7:07 am ESTMid September Sunday Greetings, Gardener! Heads Up: Save those Seeds! Just like in the spring, we are seeing a seed shortage on the on-line seed company sites. Have you noticed too? Many of our favorite bean varieties are sold out as well as varieti ...
GARDEN disPATCH: Labor Day & Corn Full Moon
September 6th, 2020 at 4:48 pm ESTHappy Labor Day and Corn Full Moon Bounty! We just turned September this week with a beautiful “Corn” full moon to start it off. Our bounty continues to roll in, and we’re constantly grateful that our little garden can put forth so much. One o ...
GARDEN disPATCH: Summer Garden Wins & Favorites
August 30th, 2020 at 5:55 am ESTSunday Greetings, Gardener! We’re shifting into fall gardening mode, even though it’s several weeks before the calendar makes it official in zone 7a. The garden is still abuzz with bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. The Joe Pye Weed blossoms ar ...
GARDEN disPATCH: Can You Freeze Cucumbers?
August 23rd, 2020 at 7:07 am ESTSunday Greetings, Gardener! One of the most commonly searched articles on GardensAll is “can you freeze cucumbers”. With all the cukes coming in from the garden harvest, after making all of the pickles and fridge pickles we can use, our next most ...
GARDEN disPATCH: Dragon; Opal; Pruning; M&M’s
August 16th, 2020 at 5:55 am ESTGreetings Gardener! This week... Dragon Tongue Bush Beans and Dark Opal Basil The beans are like wax beans with a marvelous flavor and no strings. Of course, the basil enhances all kinds of dishes including soups and salads. Added bonus-you know how ...
GARDEN disPATCH: Passion Flower; Earwigs; Ants; Garden Poetry;
August 9th, 2020 at 5:05 am ESTSUNDAY GREETINGS, GARDENER! FLOWERS!! The vibrant pansies that brought in the late spring have long been replaced by marigolds, nasturtium, celosia, ageratum, and, eventually, sunflowers partnered with zinnias. And we’ve included actual shrubs li ...
GARDEN disPATCH: Fiesta Hibiscus; Cattails; Seedlings!
August 2nd, 2020 at 4:09 pm ESTSUPER SUNDAY, GARDENER! Sow What? #August! When smack dab in the heart of summer’s heat, it’s hard to think about fall planting. But, this year, I was determined to get some seedlings started for planting in late September. We seeded kale, bro ...
GARDEN disPATCH: Tomatoes; Cucumbers; okra greens!
July 26th, 2020 at 5:55 am ESTGreetings Gardener! This week’s full of homegrown cukes, tomatoes and homemade “refrigerator pickles”. We’re also drying herbs. Okra’s not yet ripe, but you can enjoy the blossoms and greens (leaves) in the meantime. We’ve included recipe ...