Category Archives: Edith Maxwell

Cam’s Gardening Tips: Checking out CSAs and Presses

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Edith Maxwell

Cam Flaherty, here. I’m going co-post with my author today. I have something to say about farm-share programs, CSAs. She has something to say about publishers. Ready? Cam: I read an article today about a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program in … Continue reading →

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Cam’s Gardening Tips: a Fan Club!

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Edith Maxwell

Cam Flaherty here. Guess what I found out today? I have a fan club! I hope you’ll stop by my author’s group blog today and see what some other New England authors think of me. They created the fan club to celebrate … Continue reading →

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Cam’s Gardening Tips: Guest Farmer JD

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Edith Maxwell

Cam Flaherty here. I’m pretty busy with spring planting, so I’ve invited several farmers, both real and fictional, to help me out with these posts. We have a special guest today, a young man who helps manage a local organic farm … Continue reading →

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Cam’s Gardening Tips: Weeding

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Edith Maxwell

Cam Flaherty here. In New England, weeds are popping up as fast as the leaves are unfurling, now that freezing temperatures are in our past and the days are long and sunny. I like to keep on top of weeds. … Continue reading →

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Cam’s Gardening Tips: Deadheading

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Edith Maxwell

Deadheading. That sounds pretty mysterious. Does your murder story include chopping someone’s head off? Or feature a zombie with a dead head, whatever that would be? We’re not talking about following a laid back folk-rock band, either. But no, deadheading is … Continue reading →

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Cam’s Garden Tips: Cold-Hardy Plants

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Edith Maxwell

Cam Flaherty here. What can you plant before the frost-free date? Which vegetables don’t mind some cold weather? Think greens. Think onions. Think peas. When your soil dries out a bit, direct seed salad greens and lettuces after you have … Continue reading →

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Cam’s Garden Tips: Poisonous Plants

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Edith Maxwell

Cam Flaherty here. By popular request, we’re talking plants in your garden you definitely do not want to eat. Or, if you’re a mystery writer, the ones you might want to slip into your victim’s tea. One of my author … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready to Garden

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Edith Maxwell

Cam Flaherty, here. It’s New England, it’s April, and the ground is still half frozen. You didn’t get the peas planted on St. Patrick’s Day and you can’t for a while yet. Working wet soil destroys its natural structure and … Continue reading →

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Cam’s Garden Tips: Think Local

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Edith Maxwell

Cam Flaherty here.  Not too many growing tips in this shoulder gardening season (okay, a little north of my farm they call it Mud Season), so I’m soliciting some from you. My author, Edith, just got back from a mystery fan … Continue reading →

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Cam’s Garden Tips: Planning Your Garden

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Edith Maxwell

Cam Flaherty here. It’s tempting at this time of year to peruse the seed catalogs, either the ones that come in the mail or online. Big box stores already have their garden sections in full gear, showcasing petunias, wheelbarrows, weedkiller. … Continue reading →

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