Welcome to the Garden

Welcome to Magnolia Gardens

March 2026 Update

March 7
Summer like weather came around, getting me excited to get out and get dirty in the garden.

March 10
Hardening off the seedlings, tilling the soil, cleaning the strawberry beds

March 12
A stubborn northwest wind is keeping temperatures down preventing progress on the veggie garden.

March 21
Some decent weather enabled me to plant some peas and do other garden work.

March 2026 Highlights
Click to see updated news of what is happening around the homestead, as the growing season is about to begin. I will document my progress out in the garden, including doing some experimental work to help grow better veggies.

Memories
Some autobiographical stories from my early life in Germany and emigrating to the USA in 1953. Other stories include my high school years in Clifton, NJ, my college career at Rutgers and coaching for 50 years, including stints at Metuchen, Columbia, Boston University and Mansfield High .

Photos
A page of photos from the veggie garden here in Delaware from the last few years, with additional photos from walks, trips and of general interest, added on as they become available.

My Blogger
Links covering gardening in Mansfield, Delaware, life in Florida and other adventures over the years. And, yes, I was even a paper boy, delivering 3 different newspapers per week, a daily (Herald News), a weekly (Clifton Reporter) and a Sunday (Newark Sunday News).

My Walking History

Walking Log
I started keeping track of my daily walking miles since May 2, 2021. The spreadsheet provides a list of the miles by week, month and year.

Daily Updates:
03-26-2026

Weather in Magnolia, Delaware

John B. Lindale house, “peach baron” of Magnolia, Delaware. The farmhouse is of a Victorian design built in 1886. Magnolia is called the “Center of the Universe”.

MAGNOLIA WEATHER

A Collection of March, 2026 photos

Plastic and netting experiment to protect broccoli plants

Prepping second “greenhouse” for collards and cabbage

12 broccoli plants going in, waiting on clips for netting

Magnolia tree starting to bloom

My first Campari tomatoes, started late December

Lots of Campari tomatoes in the sunroom

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My To Do List

There is still a lot of clearing of weeds to do prior to planting, but the strawberries are free of weeds for the most part. This will be the first time I have tried plastic to help slow down weeds.

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