http://www.grit.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=4294967327 Southern Maryland is wrapped in a blanket of snow just days before the first day of spring. http://www.grit.com/a-long-time-coming/waiting-for-spring.aspx By S.M.R. Saia Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:07:18 CST Shannon gets a greenhouse for Christmas and tries to start growing something in it. http://www.grit.com/a-long-time-coming/getting-it-on-in-the-greenhouse-or-trying-to.aspx By S.M.R. Saia Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:34:24 CST Shannon assesses the affect of Southern Maryland's first frost on her garden. http://www.grit.com/a-long-time-coming/can-borage-take-a-frost.aspx By S.M.R. Saia Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:42:49 CST Shannon discovers that her mystery cabbage from this past spring is indeed what it was supposed to be, a napa-style, closed head Chinese cabbage. http://www.grit.com/a-long-time-coming/does-napa-style-closed-head-chinese-cabbage-only-make-closed-head-in-the-fall-free-e-book-this-weekend-only.aspx By S.M.R. Saia Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:02:31 CST A new book about our founding fathers reveals that thier real passion wasn't politics, but gardening. http://www.grit.com/a-long-time-coming/new-book-on-our-founding-fathers-founding-gardeners.aspx By S.M.R. Saia Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:41:10 CST Shannon shares a link to an interesting post over at the blog Root Simple. http://www.grit.com/a-long-time-coming/suburban-homesteading-goes-mainstream.aspx By S.M.R. Saia Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:07:45 CST