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June Gardening

June Gardening

June brings better gardening weather, what a welcome change!  Vermont spring is unpredictable but recent rains have created a great time to get new plants into their garden homes for the summer.  Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, onions, and salad greens have mostly been planted out.  It’s time for heat loving plants like basil, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, squash, okra, sweet potatoes, & peppers to be in the ground.  Annual flowers like geraniums, petunias, marigolds, nasturtiums, and snapdragons will do well outside now. …

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Garden Choices

Garden Choices

Despite our recent wintry week April is National Garden Month so now is a great time to think about starting a garden and all the planning and choices that involves.  Most basically, “What should I grow?” depends on what you want to eat or to see in your yard, and the kind of work you can do.  Soil & climate conditions in Vermont place some limits on our choices but we do have a great selection of hardy fruits, vegetables,…

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