Gardening

How to build a mini hoop-house

I'm a big fan of season extenders like cold-frames and mini hoop-houses for the family garden. Last year I managed…

13 years ago

Maintaining your garden tools

It's this time of year, when we're thinking about gardening but it's still too early to get down and dirty,…

13 years ago

Planting garlic

I'm planting garlic today! I've never done this before, so I can't offer any advice from personal experience.  However I…

14 years ago

The beetles are coming! the beetles are coming!

Now that the  bulk of the spring planting is behind us, I've turned my eye to the up-keep of the…

14 years ago

Pollinator Conservation at MOFGA

Keith said I had a glazed look in my eyes as we sat in the conference room at the MOFGA…

14 years ago

Growin’ Good

Things are growing good here at the Runamuk micro-farm and the spring garden is well on it's way. Our first…

14 years ago

When disaster strikes

Disaster struck Runamuk yesterday. There had been a hard frost Saturday night.  When I went out Sunday morning to check…

14 years ago

Seed-potato pick up in Newport

I received an email postcard from The Maine Potato Lady the other day informing me that my seed-potato order was…

14 years ago

Heirloom seeds make sense

I received my first-ever copy of the Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog on Monday and I am so excited! The…

14 years ago

Up Close and Personal With Bugs

As someone who values insects in my garden, I can personally testify to the stunning beauty of insects.This slide-show from…

15 years ago