John’s Garden Journal

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September 20 2022 Nothing left except harvesting the remaining tomatoes and squash. It’s been a very hot summer and yet the tomatoes are slow to ripen, weird. I’m wondering if the consistent temperatures above 90 degrees have something to do … Continued

Tiller Tales

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My sweet wife and I moved into our first humble home a year after making our eternal commitment to each other. I couldn’t wait to get started on my garden. Our home was small but the lot it sat on … Continued

Hobo Garden

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I’m not much of a weeder. The truth is I am, constantly looking for creative ways not to weed my garden. Years ago I read an article in Rodale Press’s Organic Gardening magazine that shared some interesting benefits of letting … Continued

Flower Clock?

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Recently I was listening to  the radio and  NPR talked about a clock based on flowers blooming at different times.   What a cool way of telling time 🙂     Flower Clock This sounds so cool!  I might have to … Continued

Rocky Mountain Gardening

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It is now the 4th of June as of this writing and my corn has yet to come up. I should be happy though. Most people around here haven’t even gotten any of their cool weather stuff in let alone … Continued