Turtle in ChiefNov 6, 20192 min readAlways grow something funThis photograph shows off my Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo), the hardiest of the bananas, which is thriving in zone 6 here in Ohio....
Turtle in ChiefOct 22, 20192 min readPruning tomatoes, or notThis past spring I waited until the last minute to buy some tomato plants at the garden center. They were pretty picked over, so I...
Turtle in ChiefOct 20, 20191 min readSquash surpriseWe've had our first killing frost. It was patchy, but settled on most of the squash vines that had taken over my garden. When the vines...
Turtle in ChiefOct 17, 20192 min read It's Fall!Finally we're getting some cooler, wetter weather in Ohio. Perfect garlic planting weather. I like to get my garlic in sometime during...