Tag Archives: greenhouse effect

Protectors of the organic garden

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

As I’ve written before, one of the big differences between winter and summer gardening is pest control. Provided the seedlings we are nursing now stay healthy into the fall, the cold weather will knock back most of the pests we’re … Continue reading →

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Snow is good, and that’s no April Fool

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

In January,  some of the Winter Bounty group attended a talk by Cary Institute scientist Peter Groffman, entitled Snow is Good. Peter described experiments in which he removed snow pack from forest areas in the White Mountains of New Hampshire;  … Continue reading →

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This is one greenhouse effect we can live with

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

Fall arrived in the Hudson Valley in a rush this year, and a chill has settled in. But when I visited “our” greenhouse to thin some radishes and spinach this week, I was able to shed a few layers and … Continue reading →

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