Red Alert

Praying Mantis versus Grasshopper

The other day I went to harvest some more raspberries and found two surprises!  On the first raspberry bush, I found a young praying mantis.  On the second raspberry bush, I found a young grasshopper. When I was little, I loved trying to catch grasshoppers.  While grasshoppers are cute, they can do a lot of damage […]

Swiss Chard Varieties

Bright Lights Swiss Chard

This Bright Lights Swiss Chard seed packet adds a lot of color to the garden.  I purchased the Bright Lights from Botanical Interests.  While the seeds are not color coded, you will get a nice surprise of color.  This packet includes chard with gold, orange, pink, yellow, crimson and lavender stems and veins.  You will […]

Pea Varieties

Purple Podded Snow Pea

This is the first year that I am growing the Purple Podded Snow Pea from the Hart Seed Company.  I found this seed packet at a local nursery. This snow pea is a Dutch variety that is also known as Blauwschokkers.  This variety can climb up to 6 feet tall.  This vining plant produces very pretty purple, pink […]