Old hat, zone 4, cold climate garden blog.

Growing your own herbs, vegetables and fruit organically is rewarding in more ways than I can express but showing off the fruits of your labor is one of the nicest parts. Seeing guests’ eyes light up when they realize that everything in that salad was grown within 50 feet feels great. We take pride in [...]

Yesterday, while returning Toby, Phyllis’s sisters Yorkie, to his rightful owner after a weeks vacation we noticed the bright green and purple shoot of a crocus poking it’s head through a winter blanket of mulch. Then Phyllis saw 2 robins hunting behind the studio and a flock of geese headed north and this morning I [...]

This year we tried a new kind of summer squash and an old reliable zucchini. I for one am not impressed with the new squash. Since I did not order the seeds, (turns head to both sides looking around) but I can guarantee the crook neck will be on the seed list for next year. [...]