The clocks changed Saturday night and somewhere around 10:00PM Sunday night, I figured that out. I suppose this would qualify as a reason why going to church might be worth while. I have always wondered why they call it “Daylight… Read more ›

Let, the games and, apparently, the training begin. The Compact Plant Trainer I ordered has finally arrived. Or should I say the second one I ordered. The first one I ordered was from Jung’s. After a month and a half… Read more ›

You just can’t have a garden blog and not post something on Groundhog Day. I am fairly certain there is a law about it somewhere. I mean after all, for us cabin fever crazy gardeners, the furry little buggers are… Read more ›

El Nino or no, Mother Nature has seemed to have recovered her senses. Snow has settled on Cleveland and the surrounding area like a cat on a TV.As you may know, I am not a big fan of the white… Read more ›

Weeeellll… We are now full into Lake Effect Snow season here, which means that everything here is looking nice and Christmas-y (read white, fluffy and cold). My garden looks like a nicly wrapped gift that’s just waiting for spring to… Read more ›

I dug up my gladiolus corms today. It is the end of the season and this is the one chore that I always, always put off until the very last. It’s one thing when I can keep the plant in… Read more ›

Did you ever wonder why some plants can survive cold temperatures while others curl up, roll over, whimper piteously and then die? I mean you could just say that they just can’t take the lack of heat, but that doesn’t… Read more ›

As I have mentioned recently, the trees are starting to change color. If you happen to live in a part of the world that has the traditional “Changing of the Leaves”, you may have noticed that the trees ran out… Read more ›

If you have been listening to the news over the past few days, you may have heard that the US is having a minor outbreak of E. coli O157 (no relation to Heinz 57). There have been a little over… Read more ›