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 […]

Blooms Vegetables

Growing and Harvesting Okra

I planted my okra a little later than usual in June.  This plant like lots of sun and warm weather.  In spite of the cool summer, I still got a fair amount.  While  I didn’t grow okra last year, I grew three okra plants the year before that and had so many okras that I […]