April Showers Bring May Mud

April is here at last. No more excuses to put off outdoor chores. That is if you don’t mind getting your muck boots sucked off in mud. Most serious gardeners in the northern hemisphere sowed the season’s first seeds indoors weeks ago. Now temporary indoor growing spaces such as kitchens, crawlspaces, bonus rooms, bedrooms, bathroomsContinue reading “April Showers Bring May Mud”

Sowing Daylight

With last week’s winter solstice came the long-awaited (but still painfully slow) return of longer days. Specifically, here in Sunbury, Ohio, the sun is now setting a full seven minutes later than it was for most of the first half of December, when, according to TimeAndDate.com, the Sunbury sun set at a dismal 5:05 p.m.Continue reading “Sowing Daylight”