Category Archives: General Gardening

The heat, humidity, and plenty of rain has produced a very lush garden here in Raleigh. North Carolina. The other large leaves plant are Paulownia tomentosa, common names princess tree,empress tree, or foxglove-tree. They grow very fast if you cut them to a stump each year and this prevents them blooming and becoming weedy reseeders!

Basjoo bananas

What’s the best way to store fresh berries and make them last? This easy method for storing strawberries, blueberries, raspberries keeps them fresh for weeks.
— Read on food52.com/blog/6970-how-to-keep-berries-fresh-for-longer