# The Diary of a Midwest Gardener A little gardening, a little reading, a little weekly newsletter about what I've done in and out of my garden that may help you in your garden, too. I also write about the Lost Ladies of Garden Writing on another Substack. Page: Feed: --- ## [August: A Turning Point in the Garden?](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/august-a-turning-point-in-the-garden) _2026-08-16 · Carol J Michel_ August 10, 2026 - August 16, 2026 ## [Just Fill One Bag a Day With Weeds...](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/just-fill-one-bag-a-day-with-weeds) _2026-08-09 · Carol J Michel_ August 3, 2026 - August 9, 2026 ## [And Then, Just Like That, It Was August](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/and-then-just-like-that-it-was-august) _2026-08-02 · Carol J Michel_ July 27, 2026 - August 2, 2026 ## [A Slow Summer Week](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/a-slow-summer-week) _2026-07-26 · Carol J Michel_ July 20, 2026 - July 26, 2026 ## [Another Heat Wave? Yes. But Also a Big Tomato!](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/another-heat-wave-yes-but-also-a) _2026-07-19 · Carol J Michel_ July 13, 2026 - July 19, 2026 ## [Still Waiting for a Big Tomato](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/still-waiting-for-a-big-tomato) _2026-07-12 · Carol J Michel_ July 6, 2026 - July 12, 2026 ## [A Heatwave Hand-off From June to July](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/a-heatwave-hand-off-from-june-to) _2026-07-05 · Carol J Michel_ June 29, 2026 - July 5, 2026 ## [A June Week at Camp Raining-Again](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/june-rains-hopefully-bring-summer) _2026-06-28 · Carol J Michel_ June 22, 2026 - June 28, 2026 ## [Having Arrived at the Summer Solstice](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/the-week-leading-up-to-the-summer) _2026-06-21 · Carol J Michel_ June 15, 2026 - June 21, 2026 ## [These Are the June Days We Dream of in Winter](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/these-are-the-june-days-we-dream) _2026-06-14 · Carol J Michel_ June 8, 2026 - June 14, 2026 ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hPyLZXrfkHba) _2026-06-14 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [June Arrives With Sunny Skies](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/june-arrives-with-sunny-skies) _2026-06-07_ June 1, 2026 - June 7, 2026 ## [Ending May With Another Spinstercore Gardening Milestone](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/ending-may-with-another-spinstercore) _2026-05-31_ May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 ## [Wait, Wait, Wait... Now I'm Behind, Waiting for It To Stop Raining!](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/wait-wait-wait-now-im-behind-waiting) _2026-05-24_ May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 ## [All Year I Dream of the Days of May...](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/all-year-i-dream-of-the-days-of-may-cf9) _2026-05-17_ May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 ## [Ten Types of Mowing](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/ten-types-of-mowing) _2026-05-13 · Carol J Michel_ Solvitur falcatione! ## [Still a Bit Chilly Out There, But Gardening Continues](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/still-a-bit-chilly-out-there-but) _2026-05-10_ May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 ## [Noticing Flowers As They Appear, and Never Fear, Carry On.](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/noticing-flowers-as-they-appear-and) _2026-05-03_ April 27, 2026 - May 3 2026 ## [We Might, Maybe, Possibly Be Frost-Free Now](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/we-might-maybe-possibly-be-frost) _2026-04-26_ April 20, 2026 - April 26, 2026 ## [April Acting Like June? Someone Bring Back Spring!](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/april-acting-like-june-someone-bring) _2026-04-19 · Carol J Michel_ April 13, 2026 - April 19, 2026 ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uTU6NdIpIf8T) _2026-04-19 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [Is This the Fool's Spring Or Are We Frost-Free This Early?](https://caroljmichel.substack.com/p/wherefore-art-thou-april-showers) _2026-04-12 · Carol J Michel_ April 6, 2026 - April 12, 2026