I know that I’ve been “missing in action” lately as far as posting articles, responding to comments, and managing the other activities around here and at the Gardening Secrets Newsletter, but it hasn’t been without good reason.
You see I just returned from a second adventure at the Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute. Yes, that’s the [...]

Everything was so going well out in the vegetable garden and I was taking full advantage of the cool weather, abundant rain, a frost free start, and the ideal conditions for growing lush fall vegetable crops.
That is until yesterday evening as I ventured out into the backyard to take some photos. Then I noticed what [...]

The latest issue of the Gardening Secrets Newsletter brings some changes to the landscape as the newsletter is now being offered in a more user friendly HTML format. In spite of the fancy new look, you can still subscribe for FREE! If your email reader doesn’t do HTML don’t worry, a text version of the [...]

The latest issue of the Gardening Secrets Newsletter was sent out last week to all of the subscribers on my email list. If you didn’t receive your free copy you know what to do; just head on over and sign up for the newsletter while the August edition is still available.
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The garden log entries here usually cover just about everything that’s currently growing out in the Veggie Gardening Tips garden, but this one will be a little different because I just finished harvesting this year’s crop of gourmet garlic and that’s always an exciting and suspenseful event!
If you still haven’t heeded my advice and planted [...]

It’s back! After a rather lengthy absence the Gardening Secrets Newsletter is back in production and was delivered earlier this month to everyone that is on the current e-mail list.
If you didn’t receive your copy, or have changed your e-mail address since the last issue, head on over and sign up for your free newsletter [...]

I know we really don’t have a rainy season here in Central Pennsylvania like a tropical region; but it’s sure starting to feel like it!
Not that I’d ever be the one to complain about rain for the garden, I just want a break so that I can finish with my planting. There are plenty of [...]

My recent excursion to St. Croix and the Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute provided me with the opportunity to meet and spend time with an incredible group of young men and women who were taking part in a two month training program in the study of sustainable farming methods.
The program is called the Ridge to [...]