SOME HEIRLOOM CUCUMBERS Last season, in western Oregon, I grew several heirloom cucumbers.  All of the ones I grew are open pollinated, so seed can be saved and planted next year.  The first of my cucumbers to ripen was ‘Boothby’s Blond’ a variety handed down over generations by the Boothby family living in... More

DECEMBER GARDENING CALENDAR Shown in the photograph above is North Crow Creek Canyon in the Mission Mountains of Western Montana.  I have a beautiful view of the canyon from my front yard.  Snow is piling up now that winter is here.  December is probably the least busy month for gardening of the year in... More