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How to Grow Garlic

How to Grow Garlic

I've been growing garlic in zone 6b, Northern Ohio for about 15 years, give or take a few. I currently grow a few porcelain and purple stripe hardneck garlic varieties. Some were sourced from online seed / garlic companies and growers at local farm markets, others...

Wine Cap Mushrooms in the Wood Chips!

Wine Cap Mushrooms in the Wood Chips!

My first experience with eating foraged mushrooms! After all this rain, I found a group of enormous mushrooms growing in the under the raspberries.  Mushrooms under the raspberries! The mushrooms are around 8 to 10 inches wide and are are growing in...

“Eddy’s Winter Wonder” Hardy Olive Tree

“Eddy’s Winter Wonder” Hardy Olive Tree

Olea europaea 'Eddy's Winter Wonder' Hardy Olive Tree, unlike most olive trees, is reportedly hardy to garden hardiness zone 6. It was originally discovered in Switzerland.I WANT to grow this!!! For 2018, I have found one possible source: specimentrees.com in Canada....

Fruit Trees Arrived Today!

The fruit trees I ordered from Stark Bros. arrived today. One September Wonder® Fuji apple, one Pink Lady® apple, and a self-pollinating Crimson Rocket Columnar peach. All dwarf trees, as I wanted a more manageable size for our 1 acre property. I think...