This is an awkward column. Seed starting will be addressed but, in truth, I want you to buy your seedlings from one of our excellent… Continue reading
Pre-season checklist: clean tools, prepare pots, and gather manure and compost
The Kachemak Gardener has been graced by a startling degree of gardening tolerance
If a shrub is in the wrong place, don’t be afraid to move it
The fall won’t last forever so don’t get complacent in the garden
The very first topic at hand is the black bear(s) roaming around Mountain View, Elderberry, Bayview. There was a sow with a cub in the… Continue reading
Harvesting continues for root crops
I kissed a rose. There are three blooms left on the Theresa Bugnet and the season is fast passing. I truly love that rose and… Continue reading
This weather is garnering excellent results in the vegetable garden. Granted I’m writing this Sunday night and there is no telling what will be happening… Continue reading
It’s 7:30 in the morning, I step out to survey our realm and am greeted by the twin moose calves that were born in the… Continue reading
I’m writing this Sunday night, its been raining all day. We actually got the wood stove going this afternoon to ease the damp chill. Excellent.… Continue reading
There are nine lilacs on this one-third acre and they are blooming in sequence. I actually thought about that — me, who does zero garden… Continue reading
Bear with me people: I have a thought running around in my head that needs to be released. Ready? Of all the great minds out… Continue reading
The vegetable garden is suffering and I don’t know why. You would think that with over 45 years of gardening experience here in the Far… Continue reading
There is a rosa rubrifolia/glauca in the corner of the East Garden that puts on an excellent show mid-summer. The blooms are understated but the… Continue reading
Tall, sturdy fences, in the land of moose, are something to be grateful for. There is a new subdivision behind the high school that has… Continue reading
There certainly isn’t anything subtle about this year’s spring. Granted, here in the Far North spring is a remarkably short season but this one is… Continue reading