Melisa Peterson Lewis
I haven’t talked about my garden in a while, so here is an update. The squash bugs are my number one enemy at the moment. The thing about these borrowing jerks is that you don’t realize the damage they have caused until it’s too late. They borrow through the plant's core, down where it protrudes... Continue Reading →
The rain has been relentless, but last Sunday (yes, it was Mothers’ Day) I got out and covered my garden paths. A few years ago I was talking to my green thumb mama and my equally knowledgeable sister, and at their suggestion I moved to lining my paths with cardboard boxes and covering them with... Continue Reading →
My garden is bare, just dirt and some peas I poked into the ground. Today it's covered in about a foot of snow too. Laying, sleeping, waiting for the dirt to be baked by the sun and warmed up, are the bugs that prey on my garden. These vicious creatures want to take food off... Continue Reading →
There might be snow on the ground here in Maryland but we are just weeks away from putting things into the ground, like peas and potatoes. If you start plants inside, this is fast approaching also. I call my mom the boss gardener, she has been maintaining a rather large garden since well before I... Continue Reading →
