Starting the heat-loving seeds

Every morning I turn off the heat and open the window for Blackie, my former stray cat, to take the air, but I usually shut it after less than an hour and flick the thermostat back on because it gets too cold in my little house. We’ve had many days in the 20sF/-7C and lower [...]

Nightshades in the garden today: black nightshade, wild tobacco, jasmine tobacco, peppers, and wild petunias

Datura outpacing black nightshade

After taking some time to think it over, I went out today and began uprooting black nightshade plants that had grown in places other than where I planted them. For one thing, I  don’t want it taking over my entire yard. I have a lot of other herbs out there, and [...]