August 24, 2022 at 12:08 pm
Editor’s Note: The Spectator is reaching into Michelle Smith’s gardening column archive for some weekly advice that is as relevant now as when it was first written. This column last appeared on 19 August 2020. What to do this week This week, we are still on harvesting, and mid-season busy-ness. IRead More
August 10, 2022 at 12:15 pm
Editor’s Note: The Spectator is reaching into Michelle Smith’s gardening column archive for some weekly advice that is as relevant now as when it was first written. (This column last appeared on 5 August 2020.) What to do this week Let the serious harvest begin! (Depending, of course, on what youRead More
July 27, 2022 at 11:45 am
Editor’s Note: The Spectator is reaching into Michelle Smith’s gardening column archive for some weekly advice that is as relevant now as when it first appeared on 7 August 2019. What to do this week There are so many garden projects vying for my attention these days. The red currants and gooseberriesRead More
July 13, 2022 at 11:30 am
Editor’s Note: The Spectator is reaching into Michelle Smith’s gardening column archive for some weekly advice that is as relevant now as when it first appeared on 10 July 2019. What to do this week The heavy work of planting should all be done by now. Until it’s time to plant coverRead More
June 29, 2022 at 11:15 am
Editor’s Note: This column last appeared on 24 June 2020. What to do this week Summer is here and we begin the frantic time of planting all the warm-weather crops as quickly as possible before too much of our very short season passes us by. Every year is different,Read More
June 22, 2022 at 11:10 am
Editor’s Note: This column last appeared on 10 June 2020. What to do this week This is the time of year when you might be starting a new garden bed — maybe your first, maybe an extension of your existing garden — which makes it a good time to talkRead More
June 15, 2022 at 12:30 pm
Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on 19 June 2019. What to do this week It’s been a long time coming this spring, but the apples are in bloom and it’s time to start thinking about – nightshades! Not the deadly kind, of course, but a lot of myRead More