Oregon Tree Hugger

Another week, more cold weather. I think the purple leaves in the tomatillos are a symptom of the cold, as I had the same problem with my tomato seedlings earlier in the season. (Colder temperatures prevent tomatoes from taking up phosphorus from the soil, so if you see the leaves or stems start to turn [...]

The plants can’t seem to figure out what month it is, thanks to the weather. One day it’s hot and one of my broccoli plants bolted into pretty flowers, the next it’s cool and the radishes and cauliflower are happy but the melons keeled over and died. Click on any picture to see the gallery.

The key to avoiding problems at harvest time is preventative strawberry pruning in the spring.

With the rains came heavy winds, and with heavy winds came damage to some tender plants. The tall/skinny things seem to take the worst of it — the iris and the pea shoots.

Spring had fooled us with its warm weather, right before it dealt us a harsh frost. Learn how to protect your plants from the cold.

Normally I water my garden at ground level using a watering wand, but I’ve decided to give it a "rain bath" two or three times a month. I basically use the wand as a shower to give the garden a heavy rain from above.

If life always went to plan, would we ever learn anything? This post is about what to do when the weather doesn’t work out, when caterpillars eat your crops, and when projects go astray.

I hadn’t really planned out the planting and care of the garden when I planned it, so when the time came … well, things got a little interesting.

As part of getting to know my new house, I like to walk around the yard at different times in the season to see what is blooming or coming up. This time, I’m exploring the many Rhododendrons current living on this property.

Planting Strawberries with Kids – written by me and posted at Nature Moms Blog.