I kicked of my 1st official planting of 2008–onion sets. 60 sets (40 yellow and 20 red) went into the ground this week. When I checked the pricing, it seemed to be pretty close to what they were last year. At Giant Markets, they were $1.29 lb in yellow and […]

Starting this Spring, I am seriously considering adopting my own section of the Lackawanna River…Some spots close to my home which could use some care are along the Lackawanna River from Parker Street Bridge down to the Sanderson Avenue bridge. This section of the Lackawanna River is located in the Plot section of Green Ridge […]

The record daily maximum snowfall of 1.8 inches was set at Avoca last Friday the 29th, breaking the old record of 1.1 set in 1968.Interesting…Can we looked forward to this every leap year??
I walked my yard this morning…Quite a few areas still snow covered, but I did see a few buds of spring poking through […]

By this time in August, I am getting a few nice size tomatoes each day. This year, I planted 7 different varieties including cherry and cluster tomatoes.
When we starting getting more tomatoes each day than we can use, we begin to make salsa, Spaghetti sauce and a variety of tomato-oriented recipes. I also make […]

In mid-April I planted my first batch of onion sets that will grow into scallions that will eventually wind up in one of my great salads .
I will continue to plant batches of around 50 sets every 2 weeks throughout the summer so I will have a continuous crop into the Fall.
Onion sets can be […]