General Gardening

Harvest and Store Summer Squash

  Don’t forget that summer squash includes yellow squash and green zuchinni.   These plants usually have large leaves and are in a bush form.  Once the female flower is pollinated you need to keep checking because the zucchini should be ready in about 5 days.  Take a look at a prior post on how to […]

Bloom Varieties Blooms

Darling Shasta Daisy

While I admit that my focus is on flowers that are low maintenance and bloom from Spring to Fall, I have to share a great find that fits the criteria which is the Darling Shasta Daisy! It is “darling” because it is so dainty and cute. You got to love the crisp white petals and […]

General Gardening

Harvest and Store Okra

After transplanting okra, it is ready to start harvesting in about 60 days.  If you are not growing the spineless variety, you may want to use gardening gloves when harvesting! A word of advice – don’t pick the okra flower because it produces the okra which comes out after the flower.  As I mentioned the […]