Old hat, zone 4, cold climate garden blog.

There is a phenomenon long observed in the north country called the “January Thaw” I don’t really know and can not remember if it thaws every January but at least when warm weather interrupts our winter we have something to call it.  I don’t think we have to completely thaw, that is all show and [...]

Phyllis really likes bread and butter pickles and although I prefer garlic dills I have to admit a good bread and butter pickle goes with almost any sandwich.  Well maybe not peanut butter. I remember back when I was first exposed to this type of pickle, in my mothers canning cupboard.  I was a little [...]

We have decided to expand our review to all gardening catalogs, in part because we found the Gardeners Supply Company catalog in the mail box. This catalog and website have some really neat items, many of which we have not seen anywhere else and they are having a sale to boot. Here you can find everything [...]