Tag Archives: Vegetable gardening

Steamy

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Happy Monday! Hope your weather is a little more normal as we close out the month of June. We’re under our second heat advisory for the month. 96°F with real feel of 103°F today. 🥵 Last week, Master Gardeners had … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Blackberries, Blueberries, Blueberry sod, Cosmos, Daylily, Foxglove, Gardening, Japanese Iris, Laender, Perennials, Potatoes, Raspberries, Spirea, Tomatoes, Vegetable gardening | 81 Comments

May

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

This month gets my gardening engine revving up. The weather is warm enough to be outside, it rains frequently and keeps the plants watered, and everything is green and colorful. I picked the last of the daffodills yesterday and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Bleeding hearts, Community Service, Daffodils, Flower gardening, Gardening, New England, New Hampshire, Perennials, Plant sales, Vegetable gardening | 58 Comments

Captivating

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I wish. 🙂 I not only would like a snappy title but wish I could start this post with recounting some really exciting or at least fun event from last week – nope. Everything is open here and the tourists … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Asiatic Lillies, Astilbe, Blueberry Stem Gall, Butterfly Weed, Gardening, New England, Quilting, Soldier beetle, Spirea, Swamp milkweed leaf beetle, Vegetable gardening | 56 Comments

Wordless Red Wednesday

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Posted in Gardening, Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Gardening, Growing fruit, New Hampshire, Photography, Raspberries, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Camera, Tomatoes, Vegetable gardening, Wordless Wednesday | 26 Comments

Hello September

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I could try to deny it, but September has arrived in all its glory anyway. Some of the maple trees are starting to turn and leaves have started falling, a few here and a few there. Fall is definitely beautiful here in New … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Butterfly bush, Galvanized raised beds, Garden Shoes, Hydrangeas, Knockout Rose, Raised beds, Stock tanks, Vegetable gardening | 38 Comments

Welcome to Victory Garden

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Last week along with 35 of my fellow Master Gardeners, I spent the morning visiting Roger B. Swain’s personal Victory Garden. As I got out of the car, I saw a boot hanging over his mailbox causing me to smile, grab the camera and know … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Vegetable Gardening | Tagged Fruition Seeds, Home Ground, Roger B. Swain, Vegetable gardening, Victory Garden | 43 Comments

Tuesday talk

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I always post on Monday, but I was busy. My church lady gardening friend asked me to help her bring some gardens back to life at a summer chapel near us. First, we shopped in my yard to get the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Craft beer, Fourth of July, Gardening, Perennials, Raspberries, Smoker, Vegetable gardening | 26 Comments

August in New England

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

All the gardens are thriving. The cottage perennials, the hosta and other shade plants, and our veggies are all doing well. We still have a lot of flowers to cut and fresh vegetables for the table. Yesterday we took a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Cottage perennials, Fall, Fresh corn, Hosta, Lobster, New England, Scallops, Summer, Tomatoes, Vegetable gardening | 12 Comments

How the garden goes and grows

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

This has been a challenging gardening season from the very start with extreme temperatures and rain fall all over the charts. Evening temperatures are supposed to get down in the 40’s several nights this week. How do you think the … Continue reading →