Volunteers
One of my favorite things to shop for in the winter is sunflower seeds (usually from Johnny’s). I bought 6 or 8 varieties for the 2011 growing season, and they are making... Read More
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
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
More Daffodils and a Duck
It’s been a chilly week so far – not much time spent outside. Since the blog is has quite a few sunflower and daisy pictures already, I figured I could use this cold snap... Read More
It’s coming…
We’ve had an exceptionally warm late winter/early spring – but it looks like we’re finally heading into a new season here. The magnolia trees are in bloom all over the Twin Cities.... Read More
Pita Bread
My standby potluck (and house party) recipes: pita bread and artichoke dip. I’ve had a hard time perfecting artisan bread, but pitas always seem to work for me! So, here’s what I... Read More
Coming soon…
My favorite flower 🙂 We didn’t start planting sunflowers until mid-June, so the ones that are opening now are all volunteers. This looks like a Sunny Smile (F1) dwarf sunflower, about 3... Read More
It’s zucchini season…
Last night, we had 70 mile per hour winds (according to some storm reports from our county), which delivered half of a tree onto a section of my sunflowers and zucchini. The... Read More
A few garden pictures
We’re just about to enter the best time of the year for gardeners… time to eat! There is a lot of space left in the garden for sunflowers. We cleared out a... Read More