Yesterday I watched, with a mixture of fascination and horror, the PBS documentary “Lords of the Gourd” about the lengths people will go to in growing the most gigantic pumpkin. It isn’t that I couldn’t identify, but that is part of the horror. Gardening is something with hooks. I think it is the combination of […]
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Giant Pumpkins
October’s End
It is time to copy the tips from the sidebar for posterity and get ready to post new garden tips for November and the fast approaching winter. I enjoyed my day trip to Old Man’s Cave this past month with the roadside pumpkin display and the long walk; now I am deciding what diversions to […]
Autumn Days- Autumn Day Trips
It was a little early for leaf color, but we took a day trip to Old Man’s Cave because the weather was so perfect for walking. I’m hoping to get there again, maybe in a week or two. Along the way we drove through Circleville, home to the famous Circleville Pumpkin Show. They were just […]











