by Greg Grant | Sep 29, 2023 | Greg's Ramblings
Fall is finally here, and it is high time to plant cilantro, parsley, gumbo onions, mustard, turnips, radish, spinach, Swiss chard, broccoli, and cabbage. Cabbage is a wonderful cool season vegetable with many uses. Perhaps it’s my speck of German genetics, but I love...
by Greg Grant | Sep 11, 2023 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
A new day is dawning (literally) in Arcadia. After almost 30 years of waiting and 20 years of thinning and annual controlled burns, I recently had my eight-acre loblolly pine forest behind the house logged from thousands of trees to around 200. But WHY (says you, my...
by Greg Grant | Aug 7, 2023 | Greg's Ramblings
As I get on up in years, I often find myself mentoring young horticulturists and county agents. That’s because old Greg has a lot of personal and professional experience that’s relative to a multitude of life choices. After all, I’ve worked in all three branches of...
by Greg Grant | Jul 7, 2023 | Greg's Ramblings
I thought most folks were familiar with the ancient phrase “for everything there is a season,” but when it comes to gardening, perhaps not. Every month of every year I’m bombarded with questions about planting and growing scenarios and desires that just don’t add up...
by Greg Grant | Jun 5, 2023 | Greg's Ramblings, Uncategorized
We gardeners have focused on primping, prodding, and perfection to the detriment of bird, bees, and butterflies for far too long. As a whole, Americans are addicted to the impossible goal of creating a manicured, pristine lawn. This continuous failed quest is the...
by Greg Grant | May 4, 2023 | Greg's Ramblings, Uncategorized
One of my greatest pleasures in life is planting seeds, seeing them germinate, and watching them grow. I also very much enjoy collecting seed and cleaning seed. Without seeds, we wouldn’t have plants. And without plants, we wouldn’t have an inhabitable planet. The two...
