Leaps and Bounds
We went out of town for the weekend, and came home to incredible growth. Lots of heat, lots of rain – and lots of weeds. So far, my tomato spirals are working... Read More
Hello!
A monarch caterpillar, hanging out in my perennial beds.
Calla Lily
As the garden tag says…this is supposed to be a “Black Forest” Calla Lily. Apparently there was a mix-up when stuffing bulbs in bags. Kind of too bad, because the black lillies... Read More
Sunny days
A view of the garden from the deck: Nothing too exciting to report. We started picking peas last week – I put them in on March 17th, so they took 83 days... Read More
Mourning Cloak Butterfly (caterpillar)
I found this neat guy (girl?) hanging out on one of our screens. I moved him into the hostas (I’m sure he’ll enjoy snacking on those) and snapped a couple of pictures.... Read More
Garden Pictures
Just a few pictures from June 3rd. Red Bell Peppers: Cole Crops (cabbage, broccoli, brussels, cauliflower): Sweet Corn: The Garden, June 3rd: The strawberries are done for the spring, but... Read More
Lettuce Update
Our lettuce did really well this year. Pictures don’t really showcase it as well as a stroll through the garden does, but we have about 7 supermarket-sized bunches of green romaine lettuce... Read More
More insect close-ups
Just playing with my camera this long weekend. We got another 1.5″ of rain. The garden is growing by leaps and bounds…but so are the weeds, so I’m holding off on posting... Read More
Honeybees & Butterflies
I was about to cut the chives down, as they are getting kind of messy, and took a beating from the recent rains. But they bring so many beneficial visitors to the... Read More
5″ of rain in 24 hours
While a nice downpour is always welcome, torrential rains like this tend to do more harm than good. We had a rainy July last year, and my uncle’s farm took quite a... Read More
Spinach Harvest
So, we picked a lot of spinach this weekend: I’m not kidding…we picked a lot of spinach. And that isn’t even half of it. Putting that into perspective…we got 2 gallons and 3... Read More