Bloom Varieties Blooms

Poinsettias are Too Pretty to Discard

During the Christmas holiday season, many people buy poinsettias.  When you take down your decorations, do you throw away the poinsettias?  Resist and try growing them inside.   If you can maintain the plants inside until summer, you can try growing them outside too.  Don’t forget that poinsettias are from Mexico so they like heat. To […]

Vegetables

Harvesting and Storing Brussels Sprouts

If you recall from many months ago, I grew Long Island Improved Brussels Sprouts.  Anticipation is key with this vegetable because it gets a head start indoors, is transplanted in the Spring and for the most part is harvested in the Fall. I am still learning about this vegetable!  Some varieties of this plant provide […]

General Gardening Outdoor Grow Room

Cold Tunnel

Before my husband started building cold frames for my raised beds, I purchased quite a few “super hoops” from gardeners.com.  In case you have no idea what super hoops are, I am here to explain.  They are powder coated flexible steel wire  that can bent to cover your plants.  Each super hoop has two wires […]