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12 Suggestions for First Gardens

By authorssmith April 12, 2021 Leave a comment

Are you new to gardening? Here are my suggestions if you are planting a garden for the first time. Always use planting recommendations for your local area. Instant Gratification: Radishes. Radishes can germinate in as little as 3 or 4 days! A sense of accomplishment: Tomatoes. Tomatoes are so easy to start from seed and…

March 2021 Garden Update

By authorssmith March 30, 2021 2 Comments

As March is easing out and April is peeking in the back door, I thought it was time for a garden update. The garden here has been, well, slow. It was 28 degrees outside when I got up this morning, so, yeah, you can see why even the radishes took their time braving the above-ground. […]

How Does Your Garden Grow Garden Update June 2020

By authorssmith June 29, 2020 Leave a comment

I snapped a few shots of my garden last week and I’m sure it’s gone ahead and kept on growing, but here’s how it looked then. How is your garden growing? And now a peek at mine… The cabbage is doing very well, heading up earlier than usual. I read an article saying cabbage really […]

12 Suggestions for First Gardens

By authorssmith May 1, 2020 4 Comments

A Peek At this Year’s Garden

By authorssmith August 19, 2019 Leave a comment

It’s been a busy summer (isn’t it always?) and there’s a lot I could say, but I think I’ll make this first post back from a several-week hiatus a mostly pictorial post. Since my book series is about gardening, here’s a summary of my own backyard/urban garden of 2019. First off, I threw a few […]

Seed Savers Photo

By authorssmith May 17, 2012 3 Comments

Today I have a photo from a scene in Seed Savers (Treasure). This was the inspiration for the treehouse/playhouse where Dante and Clare spent a day eluding GRIM. In other news, yesterday I harvested rhubarb and artichokes from my garden. Perhaps just strange enough to be part of the covert edible landscaping of the future as […]