November in the Garden

Gardening Insights for the Mohawk Valley (Zone 5) “Welcome sweet November, the season of senses and my favorite month of all.”Gregory F. Lenz The first frost is (usually) past. Annuals have exited the garden (unless covered for the frosts and even with this they are poised to go). Some pl

October in the Garden

Gardening Insights for the Mohawk Valley (Zone 5) “Corn and grain, corn and grain, all that falls shall rise again.” In October, the Central New York color wheel turns to yellows, oranges and reds as the leaves change with colder weather. The chlorophyll that makes them green exits and th

September in the Garden

Gardening Insights for the Mohawk Valley (Zone 5) “By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer”-Helen Hunt Jackson In September, the harvest begins.  Nature has been bountiful. Now is the time for asters (above), Mums and

August in the Garden

Gardening Insights for the Mohawk Valley (Zone 5) Breathe the sweetness that hovers in August-Denise Levertov The peak of summer, this month can be hot and humid but dry. If your garden could talk, it would say “give me plenty of water.” The key is to water deeply. Always try to water in