How to Harvest Garlic This Time of Year

How to Harvest Garlic This Time of Year

Photo: Late June or early July is garlic harvesting time in the garden. This article appeared in the Arizona Daily Sun on June 26, 2025. Late June or early July is garlic time in the garden! Garlic is planted from individual cloves in October or November. After...
Tips for Growing Warm Season Crops

Tips for Growing Warm Season Crops

Photo: Being frost sensitive, corn, beans and squash are warm season crops planted late May in Flagstaff. Image courtesy of April O’Meara. This article appeared in the Arizona Daily Sun on May 29, 2025. I love this time of year, especially in the vegetable...
Firewise gardening in northern Arizona

Firewise gardening in northern Arizona

A diagram illustrating the “recommended” and “not-recommended” principles of firewise landscaping for Flagstaff area homes. (photo credit: Oregon State University) This article first appeared in the Arizona Daily Sun. After receiving less than 10 inches of snow for...
The Shamrock and St. Patrick’s Day

The Shamrock and St. Patrick’s Day

Irish cap with clover (photo credit: April O’Meara) For over twenty years, I would spend March 17th in a kilt out pub crawling with the several bagpipe bands I played with. We would entertain crowds of Irish-enthusiasts and/or inebriates with a variety of Irish and...