It has been a pleasure to grow tomatoes this year. After several years of drought, it was so nice to give them the water they needed and not just be in survival mode. And they did thrive.
Snap peas (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon) are my favorite cool-season vegetables to grow. Snap peas produce edible pods with sweet, plump, edible peas inside. In fact, all parts of the pea plant are edible, even the shoots and tendrils.
The other day I was having lunch with an acquaintance who is a rose grower and a rose scholar. I asked him a relatively nave question about fertilizers and he started on a very detail and succinct mini-lecture which was very convincing. And it was also very appreciated by me.
There are times in the life of every gardener that you just can't resist peeking into somebody else's backyard to see what grows there. That's how I felt when my daughter suggested a trip to Iguazu Falls, Argentina. With a passion for plants and a love for flowers, I couldn't resist.
The Christmas cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, and Easter cactus are tropical ephiphytes with spectacular blooms. (An epiphyte is a plant that grows on other plants but isn't a parasite.) These holiday cactus generally look similar and require similar care, but bloom at different times.
