Ginger DawsonFeb 9, 20194 minThe Right Seed-Hybrid or Heirloom?As you may remember when we met here before, I had received my annual embarrassment of seed catalogues. And, instead of getting down to ...
Ginger DawsonJan 23, 20194 minA Selection of Mailmen and SeedThe planning commences! Most of the seed catalogues have arrived and are countering the gray boredom of being inside. This is the first s...
Ginger DawsonDec 28, 20185 minGardening with Henry Clay the Wonder Cat I have always been a cat lover. From the first time that someone dumped off a load of sore-eyed kittens in front of our house when I was ...
Ginger DawsonFeb 10, 20183 minThe Kentucky Tomato DerbyIt’s that time of year when the big event, Garden 2018, is in its nascent stages. The seed has been ordered and received. As usual, I ...
Ginger DawsonJan 5, 20183 minSoil, Seed and a Grumpy MailmanThe human mind is an interesting thing. You can do anything with it you’d like. You can decide to be depressed, happy, sick, miserable,...
Ginger DawsonFeb 18, 20175 minBE THE PLANT!Mother nature is playing tricks on us. It’s the end of February and it’s sixty degrees outside! This is a cruel, cruel carrot to dangle...
Ginger DawsonJan 25, 20175 minA YUGE Assortment of CataloguesTwenty-nine catalogues!! Unbelievable. I started receiving this bale of paper, in fits and starts, beginning right before Christmas. Th...
Ginger DawsonJan 6, 20175 minNew Places for Old FriendsA new year ahead. New possibilities and new directions, not just in gardening, but in life, as well. Gardening, as always, is my haven. ...
Ginger DawsonJan 31, 20165 minMore Catalogues; More Choices!Yesterday, I completed the very important annual business of sorting through the landfill-enriching stack of seed catalogues I received. ...
Ginger DawsonJan 4, 20164 minChairman of the BoredWinter brings with it a time of indoor contemplation. I spoke about this in my last column. I have been mulling over the successes and ...
Ginger DawsonDec 8, 20155 minAsparagus and MortalityTo all appearances, the garden is asleep. It’s been tilled. The straw and newspaper I like to use as a mulch is blending with the quiet...
Ginger DawsonMar 8, 20154 minA Garden by Any Other NameWell, Mother Nature certainly has been puckish this year. At the beginning of the season, Winter was mild, getting around was easy and u...
Ginger DawsonFeb 15, 20154 minA Gardening LibraryI am a self-taught gardener. Now, you would think that since I grew up on an Ohio farm, I would have some foundation of knowledge about...
Ginger DawsonJan 20, 20154 minAn Embarrassment of ChoicesRight around Christmas, when I was up to my eyeballs and possibly drowning with the joys of celebrating the holiday season, my seed catal...
Ginger DawsonJan 6, 20154 minThe Long View in a Short WayIn Covington, Kentucky urban gardening has had a long, interesting history. From the earliest times of the late Nineteenth and early Twe...
Ginger DawsonMar 24, 20143 minWinter and the BugsOK, the severe cold with its deep blanket of snow is mostly behind us this year. As a gardener, the first thing I want to know is this: ...
