Old hat, zone 4, cold climate garden blog.

Now that the end of February is here we can begin to look to the spring with ernest. Most seeds for annuals and vegetables call for starting 6 to 8 weeks before the date of the last frost.  Anyone who has lived in Northern New York for more than a few years probably knows that [...]

There is doubt that the month of January has been one of the coldest in recent memory. I know. We can gauge it by the size of the crack in the kitchen wall that appears when the foundation heaves. The wider the crack the colder the temperature. Of course I have to shake my head [...]

It goes without saying that only indoor plants will be watered during a zone 4 winter. We heat our houses in the winter and when you add in the cold dry air that equals a tough environment for plants and people for that matter.  For us people it is easy to tell when the air is too [...]