Peaches are a special summer treat that have a long history. Early explorers of North and South America brought peaches to the New World, but it was the native Americans who spread them, planting peach pits as they traveled the countryside.
There are some interesting things to know about selecting perennial flower varieties for shade in Vermont. This week on The Vermont Garden Journal, Charlie Nardozzi tells you what they are!
While we all know about growing pole beans on well, poles, peas on
fences, and tomatoes on stakes, there are reasons to trellis other
veggies too such as peppers, melons, and cucumbers.
Of all the fruits, apples are the most interwoven with our folklore. From William Tell’s arrow, to Newton’s theory of gravity, to a man named Johnny seeding trees around a new country, apples are part of our culture.
The English poet William Butler said, "Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did." What fruit was he referring to? It’s the strawberry.