There is nothing subtle about nasturtiums, or nasturniums, as I called them until I was nearly half a century old. Large, brightly...

The temperature reached 50+ degrees today which meant yours truly was outside from dawn until dusk. And by "dawn," I mean 11:00 when my...

(From December 2023) BC once said to me, “No one would ever mistake you for a female Dalai Lama.” And he’s not wrong. We had opportunity...

It's early morning here in Sconnie. (Actually not, but since it's my day off, anything happening before noon is considered early morning....

If you are looking for some native plant almost instant gratification, we've got you covered! All the species on the list are germination...

SEED STRATIFICATION CODES A. Seeds should germinate upon sowing in a warm location. No pre-treatment necessary other than cold, dry...

Of the twelve of you who read this blog, all of you know that weather plays a vital role in our lives here at STMO as well as providing...

Thank you for sharing, Momme. Exactly what I'm looking for. Use organic ingredients!

I’ve held a myriad of jobs in my life: manager of a haunted movie theater, bartender,  investigative reporter/photographer/editor of a...

Few people know this about me, but one of my favorite ways to spend a cold winter evening is reading seed catalogs and recipe books and...

It is a fantastically gorgeous October day here in Wisconsin. (As if the word "gorgeous" wasn't enough...) Nearly 60 degrees and every...

BC and I will quite often take an afternoon tea break as a breather in our busy summer days. Today he is 300 miles away, driving with a...

It's 90 degrees on this October 1st and the shadows are long and low across the orchard, even at early afternoon. There is a weirdness...

I'm sitting out on the deck tonight, being serenaded by cicadas and tree frogs. Their summer song echoes, quite literally, through the...

Part of our permaculture adventure is replacing a large majority of our three acres of turf grass with native gardens. That adventure...

This is one blog post that probably no one other than me will ever read. And that’s ok. I’m hoping it will be cathartic; maybe lead to an...

It's been a rough week here at Something to Mulch Over. Plenty of somethings I wanted to mulch over to be exact. Nothing major, just a...

Petrichor was something that we were unfamiliar with over the past couple of summers. At the end of November last year, we were 22 inches...

I found this when sifting through Facebook memories. Written in 2020 by Yours Truly. Photo is mine also. Hope it helps you dream of much...

Happy Earth Day! I have to admit I'm a little bit sad and not just because of the snow I woke up to this morning. Although snow in April...