The Vermont Gardener

Saturday evening, January 22, 2011 The barometer is holding tight at 29.44 and the temperature continues at 5.5 degrees despite two differen...

Saturday, January 22, 2011 The last week of January is typically the coldest week in Vermont with some sub zero temperatures and wind that ...

Thursday, January 20, 2011 Already 8:30 AM and things seem to be moving slowly in contrast to how long today's list is. Very cold weathe...

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 25° outside and already beginning to drop from this morning's high of 27.9°. By this weekend the temperature...

Monday, January 17, 2011 Almost 3 PM, with bright sunshine but today's high of 6.1° had not been very rewarding. Alex and I had planned ...

Saturday, January 15, 2011 Almost 5:30 PM. The sun is down and a couple stars dot the sky. The last of the ice fishermen are making their wa...

Friday, January 14, 2011 Already 7 AM here on the mountain and I'm bouncing around from one thing to another trying to clear up "pa...

Saturday, January 8, 2011 18° on the mountain with a light wind but lacking the snowflakes that were predicted. That's fine with me. I j...

Friday, January 7, 2011 4 PM is already here with a dullness that suggests tonight's coming snowstorm. It's not predicted to be very...

Sunday, January 2, 2011 Approaching 5 PM, darkness has closed in and the temperature continues to drop from today's high of 40.2 degrees...

Thursday, December 30, 2010 3 PM here on the mountain. One lonely mourning dove at the feeder. Looking across the valley I can see the last ...

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 When Winny the Pooh and friends mentioned a blustery day it may have been fall, not winter, and their discussion ...

Friday, December 24, 2010 An even 15° here on the mountain this morning. 9 blue jays at the feeder are the only noise as the road is quiet o...

Thursday, December 23, 2010 22° here on the mountain, a 4 mph wind and 3" of fine snow that arrived sometime after midnight. Seems dar...

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 A three mph wind tosses snowflakes around as they sprinkle the earth this morning. Just 7 AM and people are mov...