General Gardening Outdoor Grow Room

Wooden Cold Frame

Alan made a wooden cold frame last year for one of my raised vegetable beds which is 6 ft long by 4 ft wide. The base of the cold frame sits flush on the raised bed. There is a piece of wood across the middle of the base to provide support (see picture below). The […]

Blooms

Always Grow Alyssum

Alyssum is a great flower to border your  vegetable beds or flower containers.  Even though it looks so delicate, it will bloom from Spring until Frost – my kind of flower!  It germinates between 5 and 15 days and tolerates dry conditions.  Alyssum grows well in full sun to part shade.     I bought […]

Blooms

Beautiful and Long Lasting Begonias

  Based on my prior flower blogs, you know that I try to find flowers that will bloom from late Spring until Fall.  I found a great flower that meets my requirement!! Originally, I thought the zinnias would take the prize for the longest blooming in Pittsburgh, PA. Guess again – the prize winner is […]