Old hat, zone 4, cold climate garden blog.

I was going to write a post about the foolish way that Lowes is selling flowers at this time of year but that will have to wait for a day or so. I cut my left hand index finger with scissors as I was clipping some fancy leaf geraniums for propagation. This particular plant is [...]

We have decided to throw our hat into the rototilling ring seeing we have several tillers that do not seem to get used enough. The details are on the rototilling page. We have a 10 hp Troy Bilt Horse, rear tine tiller and a smaller cultivator/edger. The Horse is an older model and was built [...]

It’s early spring and this is the time of year when people begin to think about starting seeds for summer flowers and vegetables. Starting and growing seeds at home is a fun way to save money and learn about the plants in your garden. It’s really easy to start seeds at home and there are [...]