The Vermont Gardener

Memorial Day 2008 I had mentioned an article I wrote about using dormant oil sprays. Here's the link again and some pictures of the beet...

Sunday, May 25, 2008 Gail and I have been growing lilies for years and now we have had the misfortune of coming to meet the lily leaf beetle...

Saturday, May 24, 2008 Have to scoot out of here in a minute as we are moving our nursery this weekend. Thousands and thousands of pots head...

Monday, May 19, 2008 Karl and I took a quick morning walk and with one hand and a few expletives I took a few spring shots. Walking a dog in...

Saturday, May 17, 2008 Time is limited today. Please go to Vermont Gardens at http://vermontgardens.blogspot.com for a quick update on why ...

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Mother's Day I bright morning here at Vermont Flower Farm. Last night's 29 degrees left heavy frost on the gras...

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 It's been a long and tiring day today so being able to sit down for a couple minutes is a welcome opportunity....

April 28, 2008 The two plus weeks of unusually fine spring weather turned cold yesterday afternoon and t-shirt weather turned to sweaters an...

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 A bright morning at Vermont Flower Farm. 23 degrees out which will make the maple sugar producers happy as it brin...

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 On its way to 5 PM here on the mountain. Although the sun is not as warm as it was a couple hours ago, the thermomete...

Sunday, March 30, 2008 A quarter of the moon is high over the tamaracks already on it's way to Montpelier, Camel's Hump and New York...

Saturday, March 22, 2008 A cold morning here on the mountain. 8 degrees and sunny. Karl the wonder dog decided it was too cold for him and h...

Monday, March 10, 2008 5:45 PM and I haven't begun to adjust to daylight savings time yet. It's so nice to have sunlight, especially...

Sunday, March 9, 2008 A breezy morning here at Vermont Flowerless Farm. We're at 1530 feet elevation and the wind has had no problem...

Saturday, March 1, 2008 Almost 6:30 here at Vermont Flowerless Farm. The sky is gray and light granular snow has been falling for several ho...