June 22, 2026 To pea or not or pea. That is the question … I ask myself every spring. Shelling peas, to be precise. In early March I ponder, should I torture myself again for a few handfuls of shelling peas? Spring rains can rot the seeds and turn them to mush. The squirrels dig […]
May 12, 2026 We have a prairie at FECO! It’s three feet by ten feet. (I didn’t want to take on too much.) The area is a bit wet; an apple tree rotted there. My goal was a mini prairie with edible native plants. In 2024, I planted early blue violet (Viola adunca), nodding onion […]
April 29, 2026 Did you buy plants at our recent plant sale? If so, thank you very much for your support! In case you are new to the growing habits of certain native plants, I will share what I recently learned about reproductive advantages of certain plants. Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus), an especially invasive plant in […]