Usually I contain my seed lust until after the first of the year. January 15 is typically the date when all the holiday shenanegins are totally over (hopefully the decorations are taken down) and the looong Zone 5 winter starts to get to me. Seed catalogs, of course, are the best solace when you want [...]

Good thing the holidays are around to fill in the blanks between the end of the real garden season and the beginning of the imaginary garden season. For us sad gardeners in Zone 5 who can’t safely plant anything until May 15 or later (we go for Memorial Day weekend, just to be safe) the [...]