The spring veggies are maturing or approaching harvest time and the garden is yielding Kohl Rabi, broccoli, green garlic, and huge, sweet heads of red and green varieties of heirloom lettuces. Overall the garden looks good and is showing promise of a great growing season.

The latest issue of the Gardening Secrets Newsletter has been released and is on its way to every gardener on the e-mail list. If you haven’t subscribed yet you can do so at te following link: http://www.mygardeningsecrets.com/optin.html. The focus of this month’s newsletter is a garden favorite; the homegrown tomato.

Last week was wet and cool but the weather has improved greatly and it’s beginning to feel like springtime here in Central Pennsylvania. The Red Buds and other flowering trees are in full bloom, the grass needs mowing, and I’m finally spending more time tending to the garden.

I finally spent some time in the vegetable garden this weekend and there are signs of spring all over. From the green lawn, where a neighbor was actually out mowing the grass; to the trees, which look like they are ready to just explode with blossoms, leaves, and seed pods.

The current issue of the Gardening Secrets Newsletter has been sent out to subscribers on the e-mail list. If you did not receive a copy you can obtain your free subscription to the gardening newsletter at the following link: http://www.mygardeningsecrets.com/optin.html. This month’s feature article offers ideas and activities to inspire the home gardener to get that spring garden off to a great start.

The first fall frosts are far behind and we’ve experienced many nights of below freezing temperatures, but the past couple of weeks have brought very mild weather with daytime temperatures often reaching close to seventy degrees. Not bad weather for the month of November! As is normally the case, getting the garden through those early season frosts has rewarded fall vegetable gardeners with the bonus of additional weeks of terrific growing conditions.

After a summer long hiatus the latest issue of the Gardening Secrets Newsletter has been e-mailed to everyone on the free subscription list. If you did not receive your copy you can subscribe to the gardening newsletter at the following link: http://www.mygardeningsecrets.com/optin.html. The newsletter will be published on a semimonthly basis over the winter months.

The summer isn’t half way over and temperatures reached triple digits today but I’ve already begun planning and planting my fall vegetable garden. Last week I sowed seeds of rutabagas, turnips, and various kale varieties directly into an empty raised bed.