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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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 […]



