Meadowwood Garden — Adventures in Vegetable Gardening

2010 All-America Vegetable Selections

Two new vegetable varieties were chosen as part of the 2010 All-America Selections Trials. “Cajun Belle” Pepper and “Shiny Boy” Watermelon join the growing list of AAS Winners. If you are looking for interesting, dependable new varieties to try out this year you might want to give one or both a look.

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Giant Belgium — My New Favorite Tomato!

Last year Tomato Growers Supply sent a bonus packet of Giant Belgium Tomato seeds with my order. Free things are good, and free seeds are even better in my book! I started a couple seeds, transplanted them into the garden and quickly forgot about them as the season wore on. Fast forward to later in [...]

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EcoSimpleFundraising Offers Green School Fund Raising

My good friend Pam at PurrfectPlay has teamed up with three other green-friendly businesses to offer a school fund raising option called EcoSimpleFundraising. They offer environmentally-friendly sustainable products you will love integrating into your everyday life. If you are looking for a unique fund raising option please visit EcoSimpleFundraising today!

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The Entertainment Value of Running a Red Light

About a week ago I ran a red light downtown while picking up my brother. This wasn’t a case of it being a close call or anything like that – I sailed through a light that had probably been solid red for a minute! I had no idea it happened until my brother shrieked, “RED [...]

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A Brief Editorial Note

Just a quick heads-up: over time you should notice a slight shift in the topics I write about here at Meadowwood Garden. I’ll still be writing about gardening, both how-to and how-not-to! I will continue to share recipes and stories about Zoe and the rest of my crazy life in the country. That part isn’t [...]

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