The Magic and Reason of Full Moon Frosts

At a talk sponsored by area Granges, a local nursery owner was asked about our last expected frost date.  She answered with a somewhat-standard reply for hereabouts: “Memorial Day weekend…”  She cautioned that she couldn’t be certain because she didn’t remember when the full moon was, and that it was common practice in the greenhouse [...]

Welcome The Recession, Gardener

Words of encouragement and advice for the budding Recession Gardener.

Towards Living Closer To Home – a personal introduction

Greetings and Welcome.  My name is John William Scott: William to my birth family and in my youth, and John W. now — having forsaken a perfectly good middle name and  claimed instead the most bland moniker that western civilization has to offer. I aim to live a simpler life, casting a shorter shadow and [...]