Melisa Peterson Lewis
My garden is so neglected. I'm a stay home mom trying to write a novel and pump life into a fairly large garden. It's impossible. Every year I tell myself I'm going to get ahead of the game and be prepared for planting, weeding, erecting supports, throwing down straw, getting my defenses ready for pest... Continue Reading →
I'm beside myself excited to have two albino deers visiting our yard. Until now I hadn't been able to catch them on camera but today I got lucky. Several pictures are below. Fresh home from my son's baseball game I saw a flash of white at the bottom of the property. Like a ninja, I... Continue Reading →
“Mom got her peas in this weekend,” says my dad via text. Middle sister follows suit two days later declaring she got her peas done too. I look at my sad wet garden, brown and hibernating, and continue to ask the goddess of rain to chill out for a weekend so I can do a... Continue Reading →
When I planted strawberries on the outside of the garden, I assumed the biggest threat would be birds and ants, which is the same as inside the garden. I kept the plants covered with netting until after the fruit stopped producing, then I took the cover off assuming we were in the clear. Oh wow,... Continue Reading →
Every year I try something new. During the fall I put garlic in the ground and wanted to update you on its growth. Currently, I have 3-inch stalks popping up through the frosty wet ground. I think it's pretty amazing that something will grow over the winter. This spring I pull them up to see... Continue Reading →
