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Gardening Storage Carts



gardening storage carts
I'm looking for a EZ Cart garden cart made by Republic Tool & Manufacturing Corp. last address Carlesbad, CA.

I think the company was purchased by the Scotts in 1998. The patent no. to stand is 4889360, 4991716. The cart is a cart downstairs beige plastic body with a metal cable black that can be folded for storage. She has two plastic, large, thin wheels. It is the most perfect garden cart I've ever encountered and mine is just worn out. I want a new one! Someone help me find one.

http://www.frostproof.com/catalog/mic02.html there are many sites, but most would find their economic closest friend and most favorite nursery in business and they have an order of their wholesale catalog. I just got two today by spreading mats half the retail price.

Fold-A-Tool FHG-200 Fold-A-Cart Home and Garden 200 Pound Capacity Cart


Stainless Steel Work Table - 49


Stainless Steel Work Table – 49


$139.50


Dimensions: 49″L x 24″W x 35″H.

This versatile stainless steel table has an adjustable shelf and curved edges for safety….


Step2 5A0000 Garden Hopper Mobile Garden Stool and Storage


Step2 5A0000 Garden Hopper Mobile Garden Stool and Storage


$24.00


As any gardener knows, even the best-laid plans for spending a day with the soil can be ruined by the necessity for repeated trips to the house or shed for the proper equipment. With the Step 2 Garden Hopper, however, it’s possible to pack everything you need for a full day’s gardening and take it all wherever you go. The Garden Hopper features an extremely sturdy seat that’s just high enough to o…

Threesixty Innovation Little Garden Angels Children's Folding Gardening Seat with Tool Storage Bag CBS061


Threesixty Innovation Little Garden Angels Children’s Folding Gardening Seat with Tool Storage Bag CBS061


$17.88



Handy Roll-Along Garden Cart


Handy Roll-Along Garden Cart


$29.99


The perfect cart for gardeners and homeowners featuring a strong metal frame with soft handgrips, durable wheels and a heavy duty nylon bag. The nylon cleanup bag features handles for easy carrying to empty into compost pile or for yard waste removal service pickup. Cart holds 2 long handled garden tools. Top metal basket is perfect for flower pots, fertilizer, top soil, plant food, etc. Nylon bag…

 Helping Hand Deluxe Swivel Utility Cart


Helping Hand Deluxe Swivel Utility Cart


$41.99


Great for groceries, laundry, gardening, the beach, or camping Features a jumbo-size basket for large items. Adjustable height for comfortable use. Folds and locks for convenient storage.

Gardening Schedule



gardening schedule

Hydroponics Gardening Basic Guide – How to Build Basic Hydroponic Systems

title = "supply system hydroponic systems hydroponics" Ebb and Flow hydroponic systems> or reservoir systems is one of the easiest to build and maintain. Simplicity and low cost make it ideal for creating it home hobbyists. Basic configuration consists of a tray of growing plants in containers. Typically used with pebbles, perlite and rockwool media gardening. Reservoirs full of water and hydroponic nutrient solutions are placed in the culture medium. A timer controls the amount of water pumped back into the tray of growth. The Drainage action helps provide a constant flow of oxygen to plant roots. An overflow drain is installed to adjust the height of the water and prevent the overflow.

Construction Ebb and flow hydroponic system

The following http://www.urbangardenershop.com.au href = "target =" _blank "title =" "hydroponic supplies"> hydroponic supplies necessary for a hydroponic Ebb and Flow

Growing Tray

root protection requires a growing light that protects the roots from light. Plastics and metals are preferable to wood because of its lightness and durability. A thorough check of the culture medium is necessary to make sure that water drainage is complete. root rot, pests and mold problems are the main problems encountered by inadequate drainage.

Potted plants

Any vessel plants with non-metallic drainage holes will suffice for a simple ebb and flow system.

Culture medium

Ebb and flow systems require no special type of growth medium. clay pebbles (sometimes called grow rocks) are usually used, they need not be mixed with other media. Due to frequent cycles of flooding, it is reported that the retention of water be avoided.

Support

Support for tray suspended above the reservoir is needed. The configuration internal system dictates whether a simple tray table or milk, or a custom support is needed. Something strong is what you need to support the total weight of your installation. Always consider the weight of water and nutrients in the planning. Taking note of the adult size and weight of the plants should also be considered. Change the support it would be impossible present a scenario not too difficult once the plants reach their full size growth.

Reservoir

Any large plastic can be used as a reservoir (rubber tubs and trash cans are also ideal). Oxidation is the main problem with metal containers.

Drains

Two drains are needed for your garden, a drain for the water return to the reservoir and one for the overflow drain. Fill tubes also serve as a tube drainage, allowing them to run up the same way you came. Overflow pipes should be designed at the maximum level of water required for the hydroponic garden inside. Make sure the overflow pipe is large enough to accommodate the amount of water being pumped out of growth space. Ideally, a figure of 125% 135% of the desired amount. This ensures an optimum flow of nutrients to the culture medium and avoids salt and mineral buildup.

Water pump

pump size depends on the needs within hydroponic systems. The amount of water and the distance are factors to be considered for the size of the pumps. Aquarium pumps can be used for most small-scale systems.

Timers

The type and cost depends on timers on the specific configuration of your gardens needs. Hobbyists typically using a single calendar can work with a timer option, available in a Home Depot and Lowe's store brand. Larger more sophisticated timers are needed to advance the systems or large-scale ebb and flow that allows you to control more than one section at a time.

Flexible plastic tubes

transparent hose should be avoided to prevent accumulation algae. common hoses can also be used.

Care target = "_self" title = "hydroponics system hydroponics supplies"> Ebb and Flow hydroponic systems or reservoir systems is one of the easiest to build and maintain. Simplicity and low cost make it ideal for creating home hobbyists. Basic configuration consists of a tray of growing plants in containers. Typically used with pebbles, perlite and rockwool media gardening. Reservoirs with water and nutrient solution are placed under the hydroponic culture medium. A timer controls the amount of water pumped back into the tray of growth. The action of drainage helps provide a constant flow of oxygen to plant roots. An overflow drain is installed to adjust the height of the water and prevent the overflow.

About the Author

My name is guy. I am the founder and owner of the urbangardenershop.com.au . I fell in love with hydroponics gardening. As time went by I gathered a vast knowledge base and 2 years ago I decided to find a way to make hydroponics gardening a hobby that anyone can peruse. I added a hydroponic gardening information center to our hydroponic supplies site that offers a large range of hydroponics articles. Thank you for your interest and feel free to ask questions on hydroponics gardening in our site

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Henry’s Allotment Gardening Show – Plant Schedule Part 2


SCHEDULE YOUR DELIVERY DAY Sweet Garden Gift Basket - A Great Gift For Mom!


SCHEDULE YOUR DELIVERY DAY Sweet Garden Gift Basket – A Great Gift For Mom!


$39.99


Delight your gardener with this great gift featuring everything she needs to create a beautiful wildflower arrangement on her windowsill, fence or deck! We start with a uniquely shaped wall planter basket, its flat back is perfect for hanging on a fence, wall or sitting on a windowsill. Add a pair of gardening gloves, three packets of wildflower seeds, gummi worm candy, assortment of chai teas to …

SCHEDULE YOUR DELIVERY DAY Garden Lovers Gift Tote - A Great Gift Basket for Mom!


SCHEDULE YOUR DELIVERY DAY Garden Lovers Gift Tote – A Great Gift Basket for Mom!


$39.99


The perfect gift for that special gardener in your life! This canvas gardening tote is filled to overflowing with all those useful tools she needs to keep her beautiful garden growing… a pair of gardening gloves, garden kneeling pad, decorative set of 3 mini decorative garden tools, and soothing eucalyptus hand lotion to use after the work is done. What makes this practical gift sweeter still is…

SCHEDULE YOUR DELIVERY DAY! Gourmet Gardener Gift Tote Snack Gift Basket


SCHEDULE YOUR DELIVERY DAY! Gourmet Gardener Gift Tote Snack Gift Basket



How does your garden grow? Surprise a blossoming windowsill gardener with this adorable Gourmet Gardener Gift Set – complete with 5 decorative mini-tools. After tending the garden, they can enjoy the bumper crop of goodies that comes inside the keepsake garden tote including delicous Immaculate Baking Company’s Leapin’ Lemon Cookies, Sundried Tomato Pistachio Cocktail Biscuits, Butterfield’s Candy…


The North American Biodynamic Sowing and Planting Calendar 2012


The North American Biodynamic Sowing and Planting Calendar 2012


$9.04


The 2012 calendar adapted for North American (Eastern Standard Time) dates and times. This useful guide shows the optimum days for sowing, pruning, and harvesting various plant-crops, as well as working with bees. It includes Maria Thun’s unique insights which go above and beyond the standard information presented in some other lunar calendars. It is presented in colour with clear symbols and expl…

 Gardening Which? Guide to Small Gardens: A Step-by-step Guide to Creating Your Ideal Garden


Gardening Which? Guide to Small Gardens: A Step-by-step Guide to Creating Your Ideal Garden


$10.99


Used – This small gardens guide shows how to turn problems into opportunities, explaining how to create an attractive but flexible – and probably multi-purpose – environment geared to the amount of time, effort and money that can be spent on its upkeep. It takes the reader through each stage – deciding what is wanted, making a plan, producing a work schedule, and costing – providing instructions for all the structural elements. The gardens shown are not exhibition gardens, but practical places t

 A Gardener's Journal: Life with My Garden


A Gardener’s Journal: Life with My Garden


$24.66


Used – Gardening experts and Grow Organic authors Doug Oster and Jessica Walliser present A Gardeners Journal, designed to become the home gardeners favorite go-to companion. Filled with useful, light hearted tips, the journal also features 12 short essays, a seed planting schedule for all regions, Compost 101, and grid pages for planning ones own garden. Includes a ribbon, 2 inside pockets and ruled, blank pages for journal entries.

 A Gardener's Journal: Life with My Garden


A Gardener’s Journal: Life with My Garden


$24.99


New – Gardening experts and Grow Organic authors Doug Oster and Jessica Walliser present A Gardeners Journal, designed to become the home gardeners favorite go-to companion. Filled with useful, light hearted tips, the journal also features 12 short essays, a seed planting schedule for all regions, Compost 101, and grid pages for planning ones own garden. Includes a ribbon, 2 inside pockets and ruled, blank pages for journal entries.

 A Gardener's Notebook


A Gardener’s Notebook


$14.95


Updated and revised from the original 2008 A Gardener”s Journal(2593 sold), A Gardener”s Notebook appears with a new cover and interior design, while keeping the original”s organic gardening tips, short essays, seed planting schedule, Compost 101, and grid pages for garden planning. This is a friendly, visually welcoming gift book by the authors of Grow Organic [as co-authors], Good Bug Bad Bug [Jessica''s ] and Tomatoes, Garlic Basil [ Doug''s]. Hardcover with ruled blank page for journal entries.

Tomato Gardening Stakes



tomato gardening stakes

To start a container tomato growing campaign a few tricks to consider before you start. You must first choose the type of tomato you want to grow. There are so many styles and varieties as there are people who live in the state of New York. But with all the options available, you must decide how the tomatoes will be used and choose the best for your patio or deck gardening endeavors. Choosing the right plan can seem a daunting task, but if you ask for help from your garden center usually you will be steered in the right direction.

You will also need a suitable container. The pot is a perfect automatic watering will ensure that the roots of plants do not become waterlogged and rot before seeing the fruits of the harvest, but will keep the water close at hand for the plant to absorb water through soil. These can be purchased anywhere garden supplies are sold, but you can use any large container you may already have – so long as you have a adequate drainage. If you have been buckets, plastic paint the house, punch some holes in the bottom and put some gravel or small stones there, to keep dirt to stop the holes, put in fresh dirt (potting soil is lighter) and its plant, located in the sun, and you're ready to wait!

Another thing to consider is that tomatoes need sunlight. If you do not have direct sunlight the plants will be a bit leggy (tall and slender) but still produce tomatoes for salad. Tomatoes love more heat than light, so make sure you have them at one point that they will get very hot. They are very tough, but to succeed you must keep them heated.

Keeping unnecessary parts of the plant flowering will increase your productivity. Pull the suckers (the leaves that grow between the shaft and member) since it produces nothing – but to direct energy away from the fruit. Most tomatoes need a stake or trellis to grow, but you can keep a pruned tomato plant a little so it does not reach the entire courtyard. Just make sure you do not cut any part of the plant that has flowers or tomatoes on top!

Choose your plants, tools, and area wisely and you'll have all the tomatoes you can eat. Growing tomatoes in a patio or deck is fun and easy, not to mention healthy and cheap! Try this year, and you'll certainly be hooked.

Gardening is in my blood, and in my freezer! I’m going to start planning for this years harvests now, why don’t you come along and do some yourself at http://thegardencenter.blogspot.com

Tomato success is available to anyone with the interest to obtain it. Some interesting tools and products can be seen at http://tomatosuccess.blogspot.com

And find a fun way to grow at http://upsidedowntomatoes.blogspot.com

Growing Tomatoes


EarthBox Staking System


EarthBox Staking System


$69.59


Give your plants all the support they need by picking out the EarthBox Staking System. This sturdy yet light, plastic and aluminum staking system is designed for tomatoes and other tall plants. It’s the perfect solution. You can install this system in the yard, on the deck, or even indoors, eliminating the need for a tomato cage or a trellis.About EarthBox For more than 80 years, family-owned Eart…

EarthBox 1010008 Staking System In Dark Green for the EarthBox Garden Kit


EarthBox 1010008 Staking System In Dark Green for the EarthBox Garden Kit


$29.47


The hassle-free way to grow tomatoes-with no more awkward cages or trellises. Grow tomatoes and other tall plants in the yard, on the deck, even indoors. Includes 5 Sturdy Aluminum Tubes, 2 grey T-Connectors, 2 straight aluminum connectors, 2 rim clips with Stainless Steel Hardware, 1 trellis net, 2 outriggers, and 2 casters. All plastic components are UV stabilized and food-safe. Total height 61″…

Luster Leaf Rapiclip Garden Tomato Clips - 15 Pack 819


Luster Leaf Rapiclip Garden Tomato Clips – 15 Pack 819


$3.25


The Rapiclip 819 Tomato Clips are perfect to help keep your Tomato Plants securely held to their cages, wires, or supports. The clips can be used in a number of ways (shown on back of package) to hold the branches and main stem in place. You will be amazed at the versatility of this simple product! Great for cucumbers, green beans, and many other vegetables, too! Combine these with Stretchy Nylo…

Gardening Tomato Plants



gardening tomato plants

Container Gardening TOMATO tomatoes can be grown easily in container gardens.

Here's how:

USE large containers tomatoes are large plants when mature. For this reason, the container size must be at least 12 to 14 "wide or diameter. Any smaller container than this and your tomatoes will not last the season. With small pots, plant drought early in the season and the flower just does not happen. The choice is yours. Whether you want to be mean now or regret it later. Pay the pot as necessary to ensure that you get great tomatoes in August.

GOOD SOIL QUALITY Land Use good quality all the way to the bottom of the container. Using a mixture of artificial soil instead of garden soil, you prevent compacted soil. Compression stunts the growth of tomatoes and kill them. The soil must also have the equilibrium pH for tomatoes thrive fully. The soil should be mixed properly and of good quality fertilizer should be added at the time of filling the container this is because the garden soil is rarely used. Tomatoes need lots of land with water constant. You must put in at least six shovels of earth in the container. Anything less than this may mean doom for the plant.

LOTS Fertilizer> Tomatoes need lots of fertilizer, they need fertilizing at least once a week. This leads to tremendous growth and optimum yield for tomato. Use a good quality fertilizer that is available. Both organic and synthetic fertilizers are available. You can also use a mixture of liquid fertilizer, it quickly assimilates into the soil.

WATER & MORE WATER From the fruit of the tomato is 95% water, the plant needs plenty of water regularly. You have to water the plant regularly or when the ground appears as if it dry. Do not be lethargic in watering the plant more than its fruit suffer. In warmer weather, water the tomato plant at least twice a day.

Consigning it you may grow tomato plants cuttings and without the risks. The branches of the tomato plant are easy to break which is why its essential to secure them. Using stakes, you can ensure they are safe bets. Thus, they are less likely to break during a windstorm. A windstorm can easily ruin your tomato plant.

You can leave them to failure, but over the vessel if there are slugs, so they will enjoy the fruit of the tomato as much as you like the fruit. Tomato plants with stakes seem a better option than those without.

This pest and disease control is as important as watering. Pest control, as well as control the disease is important, otherwise the fruit will rot even before it blooms. There are plenty of commercially available organic pesticides and synthetic fungicides, which can address their woes. Added to that the tomatoes should be pruned regularly.

CONCLUSION All other factors remain the same as for the tomato plants that are grown in soil.

Joe Stevens is a gardening enthusiast that enjoys sharing information with others. Stop by his new, but growing website for more about Container Gardening Tomatoes . You can also go directly to http://www.containergardeningebooks.com.

Gardening Tips – Tomato Plants


Felknor Ventures 82506 Topsy Turvy Upside-Down Tomato Planter


Felknor Ventures 82506 Topsy Turvy Upside-Down Tomato Planter


$0.50


Ingenious tomato planter turns gardening upside down! Thanks to a whole new direction in growing tomatoes, your crop will be bigger, better tasting, healthier, and easier to grow than ever before. You can water, feed, trim and harvest without bending or kneeling–and since your crop is upside down and will never touch the ground, staking, caging, bacteria, ground rotting, fungus and small animals …

EarthBox RB-EB-PBB Garden Kit


EarthBox RB-EB-PBB Garden Kit



The patented EarthBox was developed by commercial farmers and proven in the lab and on the farm. This maintenance-free, award-winning, high-tech growing system controls soil conditions, eliminates guesswork and more than doubles the yield of a conventional garden with less fertilizer, less water and virtually no effort! No digging, no weeding, no guesswork. Vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers g…


Felknor Ventures TT041112 Topsy Turvy Strawberry Planter


Felknor Ventures TT041112 Topsy Turvy Strawberry Planter


$2.58


The Topsy Turvy Strawberry Planter is the most brilliant new invention ever for growing fresh strawberries. Because the ingenious Topsy Turvy is upside down, gravity naturally causes the water and nutrients to pour directly and freely down from the root to the fruit and each port hold 2 plants for even bigger yield! Simply place any strawberry or herb plant in the Topsy Turvy, add favorite potting…

5 Pack of Durable Black Plastic Growing Trays (with holes) 21 x 11 x 2 - Planting Seedlings, Flowers, Wheatgrass


5 Pack of Durable Black Plastic Growing Trays (with holes) 21 x 11 x 2 – Planting Seedlings, Flowers, Wheatgrass


$8.95


Black Plastic Gardening Trays 21″ X 11″ X 2″ Growing Trays can be reused over and over again. Drain holes and easy portable size make these trays perfect for growing wheatgrass even in your own kitchen. Each tray of wheatgrass will yield 14 to 18 ounces of juice….

 A Yardscapes Year: Ideas and Plants for Bay Area Gardeners


A Yardscapes Year: Ideas and Plants for Bay Area Gardeners


$3.49


Used – Mia Amato, longtime columnist in the San Francisco Examiner and self-confessed Tomato Maven, knows which plants cower in the fog and which ones stand up in drought years. For seven years, Amato penned the beloved “Yardscapes” column, which ran in the San Francisco Examiner and other papers in the region. Now, for the first time, she has gathered her best essays in this book, which is brimming with her special brand of gardening wisdom. Organized around a calendar year, A Yardscapes Year i

 ExpertVideo: Vegetable Gardening


ExpertVideo: Vegetable Gardening


$0.99


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 Felknor Ventures 82506 Topsy Turvy Upside-Down Tomato Planter


Felknor Ventures 82506 Topsy Turvy Upside-Down Tomato Planter


$9.99


Ingenious tomato planter turns gardening upside down! Thanks to a whole new direction in growing tomatoes, your crop will be bigger, better tasting, healthier, and easier to grow than ever before. You can water, feed, trim and harvest without bending or kneeling–and since your crop is upside down and will never touch the ground, staking, caging, bacteria, ground rotting, fungus and small animals become problems of the past. It’s the perfect gift for any gardener. Great for those who live in apartments or who have small backyards. Water and fertilize through the built-in top funnel; trim and harvest at chest height! Also for cukes, peppers, flowers. Just add your soil and plants. Topsy-Turvy? Planter makes it easy to grow tomatoes and vegetables because it eliminates the need for a backyard garden plot.

 How to Build Your Own Greenhouse: Designs and Plans to Meet Your Growing Needs


How to Build Your Own Greenhouse: Designs and Plans to Meet Your Growing Needs


$17.09


Used – For avid gardeners, the biggest down-side of the hobby is the limited growing season in much of the country. Gardening during the winter is often reduced to tending house-plants and browsing seed catalogues for next summer’s tomato choices. Master Gardener and builder Roger Marshall enthusiastically presents his case for home greenhouses with a thorough examination of everything the potential builder needs to know. Marshall’s coverage of the subject begins with a careful consideration of

Outdoor Gardening Catalogs



outdoor gardening catalogs
That dress you like more to go to a wedding in August?

It's a summer wedding in a garden setting outdoors. The price is also a factor. Http: / / www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc? Id = 304237 & CategoryID = 22120 = The http://www.newport-news.com/shop/product_single.aspx?style_id=33754138&index=0&gp_coll_id=9&gp_cat_id 8525 & nav_cat_id = 8525 & category_id = 9376 & gp_fashcoll_id = 10 macys one comes in yellow, not pink. I have blond hair, light skin

Nice dresses. I think the Macy's dress is very sexy to wear to a wedding. It's beautiful … but the dress will attract attention to you at a wedding … Since it's all about the bride .. I think blue is more formal … It is still a color very nice summer! Get the first one to wear in town tonight! I'm sure you would look stunning, I went to a wedding once and this woman was there in some skimpy shirt with her "girls" hanging out … Very disgusting, since it was a marriage, not a club … Have a great time!

Oregon Gator-Dig Bulb Planter from baileysonline.com


AQUASCAPE, INC, PREMIUM FISH FOOD FLAKES 4.2OZ, Part No. 517285 (Catalog Category: WATER GARDENING FISH FOOD )


AQUASCAPE, INC, PREMIUM FISH FOOD FLAKES 4.2OZ, Part No. 517285 (Catalog Category: WATER GARDENING FISH FOOD )



PREMIUM FISH FOOD FLAKES 4.2OZ.Aquascape Premium Flake Fish Food has been scientifically formulated to provide premium nutrition to all pond fish including goldfish and koi. The inclusion of plankton and shrimp meal help make this food irresistible to all fish and can be easilyconsumed…


AQUARIUM PHAR/MARS FISHCARE, POND FEEDER BLOCKS, Part No. 508230 (Catalog Category: WATER GARDENING FISH FOOD )


AQUARIUM PHAR/MARS FISHCARE, POND FEEDER BLOCKS, Part No. 508230 (Catalog Category: WATER GARDENING FISH FOOD )



POND FEEDER BLOCKS.Each block contains a brightly colored float that rises to the surface to signal when the block has been consumed. Allows fish and other pond life to feed continuously, day and night. Excellent for use when adding new fish to a pond. Convenient touse when…


Garden Tool Stand


Garden Tool Stand




RADIUS GARDEN, LLC, POND SHARK, Part No. 405501 (Catalog Category: WATER GARDENING / NETS & NETTING)


RADIUS GARDEN, LLC, POND SHARK, Part No. 405501 (Catalog Category: WATER GARDENING / NETS & NETTING)



POND SHARK.Net, rake and scraper all in one. Designed to tear through algae and swallow debris. Sturdy construction and light weight materials for easy handling. Scoops and lifts heavy objects from the botton of the pond. Telescoping powder coated shaft. Tough and d…


 Weathering Winter: A Gardener's Daybook


Weathering Winter: A Gardener’s Daybook


$75.95


In Winter, when the only things growing seem to be icicles and irritability, what pleasures exist for a gardener or for anyone who lives in a northern climate? In his distinctive daybook Weathering Winter, Carl Klaus reminds readers that the season of brown twigs and icy gales is just as much a part of the year as when tulips open, tomatoes thrive, and pumpkins color the brown earth. From the first cold snap of late December 1994 to the first outdoor planting of onion sets and radish seeds in mid-March 1995, Klaus kept track of snow falling, birds flocking, soups simmering, gardening catalogs arriving, buds swelling, and seed trays coming to life. Gardeners, lovers of the out-of-doors, and weather watchers will recognize themselves in the ways in which Klaus has come to terms with the harsh climate and chilly truths that winter embodies. His constant, careful checks on the temperature and on the geraniums overwintering in the attic, his contentment in the basil- and garlic-flavored tomato sauce he cooked up from last season’s crops, and his walks with his wife in the bitter chill of starry January nights reflect the pull between indoors and out, the contrast between the beauty and the cruelty of the season.