The Vermont Gardener

Monday, March 19, 2018 Early morning here on the mountain above Peacham Pond. Another cold night but warmer now at 4.6° than the ...

The Allium Leafminer Here's a recent article about another insect gardeners should be on the lookout for. Although the allium lea...

Saturday, February 24, 2018 Daylilies are the second most popular flower in the world with hostas continuing to be number one in sa...

Blogs Friday, February 23, 2018. This morning started out looking like another fine day but now, three hours later, it ...

Friday, February 23, 2018 When sunrise became obvious this morning, the sky was clear and it was nothing but good news for the da...

The Asian Longhorn Beetle Friend Michael G. from Somersworth, NH asked if there were any reports yet of Asian Longhorn Beetles in...

Be aware! On February 10th I read my first report on the spotted lanternfly, first identified in Pennsylvania and now in Vi...

Tracking the Emerald Ash Borer As a farmer, any kind of farmer, your time outside puts you in a position to see and feel the changing c...

Almost 20 years ago now we were heavily into growing lilium of every variety we could find. We  were gardening in Shelburne on the shor...

GARDENING  IN  2018 Here we are in early 2018 and I already seem to be far behind on everything. Despite an immunization in...

Go Vertical It’s a quiet morning here on the mountain above Peacham Pond. The rain gauge measures 0.43” of rain since 8 PM but ...

Recent Writings I write a monthly article for an area newspaper and post the the writings here at The Vermont Gardener afterwards. H...

The snow and cold continue to put a damper on my outside work. I keep the wood stove going and read gardening blogs of interest from near ...

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Just back in with Karl the Wonder Dog. It's a quiet morning, +11° when I first went out but now do...

If you're into any form of agriculture from animals to flowers or vegetables, the weather plays a big and changing role and can n...

25.9° here on the mountain above Peacham Pond. The season at the flower farm is over so I can begin posting again on The Vermont Gar...

For years now I have over-wintered thousands of pots with success. I receive lots of questions about how to do this and a number of p...

Here are some thoughts that I shared recently with a monthly newspaper from Danville, Vermont. Read on. DIVIDING DAYLILIES IN ...

 Tuesday, June 27, 2017 A beautiful morning at the flower farm but it comes with a repeat on the weather forecast. This morning's...