Looking Back On 2025 – By The Month

Today I thought I would recap some of what I did in 2025, in a month by month format. It was a busy year, with a lot happening both in the garden and outside it. My wife and I spent some time in January someplace sunny and warm: on the island of Maui in Hawaii. We visited Iao Valley one morning to see the sights and do a little hiking. The weather was cool and fellow hikers were willing to snap our pic for us. We also visited several of the Maui farmer’s markets, including the Upcountry Market where we got lots of local goodies and saw a lovely double rainbow as we were leaving.

waterfall at Iao Valley

overlook at Iao Needle

double rainbow at farmer’s market

Back home in February, we had snow. It wasn’t enough to have to shovel, but enough to make the roads slippery. It didn’t bother the lettuce in the greenhouse though, and I was able to keep us supplied for our salads.

February snow

snowy lettuce harvest

In March we saw the first of the daffodils blooming, they are always a welcome sight, signaling that spring is near.

early daffodils

In April we had our first brood of baby bluebirds in the PVC nest box. There were five in all, and they all fledged successfully. We also got our first asparagus spear – another welcome sight indeed! We wasted no time in making Asparagus Mimosa once we had enough spears harvested.

baby bluebirds

first asparagus of 2025

Asparagus Mimosa

The month of May saw me staying busy tending to all my seedlings in the greenhouse. I wound up using a lot of my spare plants for replanting, due to our wet weather in spring.

plants on greenhouse shelf

In June the perennial flowers were blooming nicely, including favorites like purple spiderwort. The container eggplants were blooming also and giving us our first taste of eggplant.

spiderwort

Fairy Tale and Gretel eggplant

July saw the last of the berry crop. The raspberries did surprisingly well, while the black berries and blueberries were less impressive. We had plenty of berries for fresh eating though and they were appreciated for sure.

blackberries and raspberries

In August it turned hot, and the warm-season veggies responded by giving us pepper, eggplant and the last of the greenhouse cucumbers.

August harvest

hot pepper mix

In September we went to Maine for a little vacation getaway. We ate a lot of lobster and other fish dishes while we were there, and visited a couple of iconic and often-viewed lighthouses.

Owls Head lighthouse

Portland Head Lighthouse

In October our fall planting of greens like kale and collards were beginning to size up. A little frost makes the leaves even sweeter, and we had plenty to eat for some time to come.

Yellow Cabbage collard plant

In November I got several big harvests of collard greens, and a big haul of persimmons.

heirloom collard greens

Nikita’s Gift persimmons

December saw a lot of activity at our bird feeders, including frequent visits from the bluebirds and a Pileated Woodpecker. We also enjoyed plenty of greens from the lettuce for our salads.

bluebirds at the feeder

Pileated Woodpecker

lettuce from the greenhouse

I hope you have enjoyed this look back on 2025. I want to thank all of the folks who come here and read my blog, and I want to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year!