General Gardening

Harvest and Store Cantaloupe

While I previously chatted about how to sow and grow melons (which included cantaloupes), I wanted to focus this post on how to harvest and store just cantaloupes.  Since cantaloupes will not ripen off the vine, you will need to know when they are ready to harvest.   There are two important harvesting signs:  1) The […]

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 […]