Mid-August
Front Garden Cayenne Peppers As you can see… we’re going to have some ripe tomatoes very, very soon! There are three fat amana orange tomatoes in the front, and lots of misshapen... Read More
Garden Animals
Since it’s “post pictures of animals in your garden” week, I decided to put up this cute shot of the guinea pig that Chris and the dogs found yesterday. He’s hanging out... Read More
Puck Helping Out in the Garden
I admit this is tangenitally related to gardening, but here is puck (I couldn’t get much of a picture). When both Puck and me are outside I’ll leave the fence gate open... Read More
Early August
Sunflowers The best way to see progress in your garden: go away for the weekend. Chris is going to be pleased when he comes back on Wednesday night. The tomatoes are still... Read More
Yellow Squash?
Here’s the yellow squash growing in the zucchini section. It’s quite round for a yellow crookneck squash – I wonder what it will turn out to be!
Summer Heat
Three flowering black eggplants in pots in the back yard. It was pretty hot (above 90) yesterday, and the temperatures are predicted to rise for the next two days. I’ve been watering... Read More
Cabbage White Butterfly
Pretty little thing, isn’t she? Sure, think that now. But here’s what she did to our cabbage before she got wings: Originally, I was only going to post the cabbage picture and... Read More
The Jungle
It’s beginning to look, and feel, like a jungle out there. I’m a bit concerned that we planted things too closely together this year. Only time will tell…
The garden in the back
From right to left (“front to back”): Fenugreek, Onions, Root Crops (carrots, beets, more onions), Tomatoes, Pumpkin. You can see the trellisses for the cukes and beans in the back.