
Passionate about Passionflower
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) is one of my favorite plants and medicinal herbs. The plant I have growing in my garden was given to me by a friend’s mother many years ago. She told me to be careful with it because it could take over and would come up where it wanted to, not necessarily where I wanted it to. I have found this to be true, and at first I had to pull it up from my vegetable beds every summer. But after several years, it has found a happy place in the genera

It's Pickle Time!
It is that time of year when cucumbers abound in my garden. My favorite variety to grow is actually called Homemade Pickles Cucumbers. I like to buy them from Annie's Heirloom Seeds, but this year I was too late in ordering and could not find them easily! So, I grew other varieties including my new favorite - Korean Cucumbers. The seeds were gifted to me from my mom, and even though I usually only plant organic or heirloom seeds, I have no idea about these since the label is