Growing Cold-Hardy Currants

There must be a ton of movies, books, and plays that rely on the old mistaken identity gimmick to power the plot. You’ve probably seen some where twins are separated at birth and somehow get [ … ]

The temperatures are dropping, and you might feel a little melancholy thinking about your garden freezing under all that snow and not having any fresh produce until summertime. Put away the tissues and consider these [ … ]

Folks who prefer scientific lingo put lettuce in the Asteraceae family. As I mentioned in my last column, this giant clan includes hundreds of flowers, numerous weeds, all of your popular lettuces, and a few [ … ]