Mad Dogs and Englishmen

February 22, 2014

Seed Starting

It seems to early in the year to be thinking of starting seeds, and the winter is still raging outside with snow banks taller than I am and...

February 01, 2014

Pork Chops with Balsamic Cherry Preserves

I was looking around the kitchen, trying to decide what I wanted to make for dinner tonight, and my eye rested on the pork chops that I had...

January 28, 2014

Well, I sheepishly realize that I haven't posted in a while ... it was not my greatest summer. Between the weather, which made gardenin...

View web version

cziga: Welcome to my spot to share my experiences with the garden, with cooking, and other aspects of life. I’m not a big fan of these kinds of blurbs that ask you to express yourself, your life and your interests in such a small space. I tend towards rambling. That helps to explain my love for large perennial and rose gardens, I think. My newest hobby is my heirloom vegetable garden. I am also the "chef" of the house, and I’m trying to find ways to grow a lot of what we eat during the summer (organic and sustainable).

Our ground is very clay-like and dries to almost impenetrable rock - it takes a lot of manure, a lot of mulch and a lot of effort to garden in the hottest months of the summer! Our USDA Hardiness Zone is 5b. I have an eclectic gardening style and I’m constantly moving flowers around.

View my complete profile

Powered by Blogger.