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Many seed companies advertise heat tolerant lettuce varieties. Renees Garden offers quite a few; perhaps there is a UK company with...

I have tried part shade, and full shade, with poor results. It may be just too hot and dry for them. I'm going to try to water them...

That's a LOT of cilantro! Lol. One of my garden paths is solid cilantro from dropped seed as well. It's flowering right now, and it's...

Not much is edible yet, but the fresh basil & cilantro is pretty darn nice. Cilantro especially, because grocery store fresh basil is...

The first nasturtiums are in bloom now, which is always a welcome sight. Recently I decided to try my hand at propagating them by...

Monday my DD and family came in around 8 PM. I was worried all day about my baby birds. I was afraid they would leave the nest and fall...

Well, my conscience is eased somewhat now. As I was pulling out my dead clematis vine this evening I took one last look around the...

I'm growing Artist Gherkins again this year, since they were so very productive for us last summer. This morning I ate a couple of...

This lettuce planting is intended for summer salads hopefully. This year I'm trying my best to start heat-tolerant lettuce every two...

Well, guess it's corn time.

The weather will be cool for a couple of days so we're planting out lots of lettuce seedlings. It tends to be hot and dry here in...

A couple of days ago I lifted a large patch of ranunculas. I trimmed the stalks down to about 6", rinsed off the roots with a strong...

A couple of weeks ago I found celery going to seed in the midst of a large patch of Orlaya, and I was really happy about that. Fresh...

Couple little garden updates. I've got some real challenges this year, but some things are going well. The cruciferous vegetables...

Delinel green beans for supper, and an artichoke for lunch!