Vegetables

Zucchini or Squash – Summer or Winter

When you go to the grocery store, you typically find that zucchini is green and squash is yellow but there are exceptions of course!   You will see that there are many varieties if grown from seed.  Technically, zucchini is a type of squash.  While there are many winter varieties, I typically grow just summer […]

Blooms

Reblooming Lilac

While I planted the Bloomerang Purple Reblooming Lilac a few years ago, this is the first year it really looked good.  I think it helped since I cut back the Russian Sage bushes (see the blog titled “Russian Sage – Don’t Eat It”) that are right beside it so the lilac had more room to grow.  Also, I […]

Vegetables

More from the Onion Family

Onions can be grown from sets or seeds. I grow both. You can usually find red, yellow and white sets which look like mini onions or bulbs. Sets are onions that have been grown close together to produce small bulbs. They should be planted with the pointed side up.  Also, the point should be just […]