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Seed obsession: it grows on you
In the future (very distant, I hope) someone will be going through the basement of my last known residence and they’ll come across box upon box, filled to overflowing with packets of seeds. Pleased to...
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The garden started without me: spontaneous blooms are the first of season
I’ve been slow to get my sprouts into the garden, what with waiting out the weather and other distractions. Apparently, though, the garden decided it wouldn’t wait for me. Despite the fact that I...
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Nature cuts garden down to size
The weather. It can definitely do damage to a fledgling garden. But, before we talk about that, let me take you back a couple weeks… When I looked out at the overabundance of seedlings (in my zeal I...
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Garden is the perfect antidote for the stress of long days
As the sun set on the first day of summer, I reflected on the state of my balcony garden — which, sad to say, is still in its infancy. The crush of months of unrelenting work, plus a stubborn bug that...
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Beating the sweltering summer heat in your urban garden
“Hot town, summer in the city.” Mercifully, after several days of extreme, upper 90s heat, Chicago received relief today. Not only was it about 10 degrees cooler, but we also were treated to a nice...
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If garden is a work in progress, then start by working with what’s already there
Confession time. I didn’t clean up the wilted and battered relics of my balcony container garden at the end of last season before the soil froze over. I also have been slow to get this season’s garden...
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Weather or not: If your garden’s taking the heat, you’d better count your...
It often feels like so much of balcony gardening comes down to waiting on the weather. More than one post on this blog has pivoted on the intemperate turns the weather has taken here in Chicago. And...
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