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Madman Finds His USDA Zone
Facebook3 We are in a new zone – a new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone, that is. Our zone here in Farmington has gone from 6a to 6b. Actually, about half of the United States has shifted to a warmer plant zone. This is great news, right? Well, before we start trading our potato crops for…
The Madman And My Tick Bite
Facebook48 The tick bite is behind us. And a new gardening season is about to begin – remember, we consider the fall the start of the new season. But I must say, in spite of the tick, this summer was pretty good, and the garden did well. The Bite Of A Tick First, let’s talk…
The Madman Plans A Hybridizing Journey
Facebook2 I bet you’re wondering where the madman’s going on this hybridizing journey. For a start, he announced he’s saving his own seeds this season. Good idea, I thought at first. But when I looked at his Christmas List and saw blossom bags and paint brushes near the top, I realized that he is…
Surrounded By Lights At Longwood
Facebook29 Fall struck Thursday, September 22 at 9:04 p.m. Do you remember where you were? The madman and I do. We were standing in a field surrounded by the lights at Longwood. During our first real road trip since 2019, we were standing at the edge of Pierce’s Woods where 18,000 globes of light transformed…
The Swallowtail Butterflies Leave the Madman
Facebook55 It’s mid-July and the baby swallowtails have left the nursery plant. Seems they left all at once. At one time, we would have been concerned and blamed the birds – after all, our friend the Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) has been known to eat them. But, now, we know it’s just Mother Nature taking…
#51 Seeds are the New Toilet Paper
Facebook11 The madman got a call from his friend Bill the other day saying he couldn’t find his dandelion seeds. He calls them dandelions, but they are actually Radichetta. We’re the only ones who eat dandelions and they are starting to bloom now so they are starting to get bitter. The madman replied, “You…
