Since we’ve never successfully grown pumpkins (unless you consider having the plants for ground cover), I’ve been slightly obsessed with the current plant that is growing. I think I’ve given it much better growing conditions this time, and from the … Continue reading
I miss having my dad around to make those mundane (to me) decisions about tree pruning. He was the one who was interested in growing fruits, while I focused on ornamentals and in recent years, veggies. My plants were mostly … Continue reading
After growing on the vine for more than three months, it was time to harvest the Mighty Marrow. After all, it had developed the “whiteness” that I had been instructed to look out for, and the stem was beginning to … Continue reading
This is one situation where I have to agree with Mother Weed about pruning plants. Mulberry plants will only fruit profusely if you prune them – hard. It was just two months ago that we noted the slew of fruits … Continue reading