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 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