First off, Happy New Year and congratulations on surviving all that 2022 threw at us. Despite a soggy spring, long dry summer, and a killer freeze in December, I consider the year a success. I made considerable progress in my new garden, planting a ton of new plants and…



The silky sweetness of chocolate seems to be nearly universally adored by humans, especially as we near the sugary holiday of Halloween. Plants are of course loved by all as well, right? I am certainly not going to compare the two, although I might just have to…