While I’ve been busy with a bunch of this and a whole lot of that I haven’t had much time to pay attention to what’s going on in my own backyard. Yes, you’re seeing right. It’s time for the Aerial Squirrel Olympics. And the garden, while not defying gravity, is worthy of some medals of [...]
Read more...I haven’t seen an aphid, a slug or a snail, the notorious arch-enemies of spinach, but someone’s been eating my spinach… That’s ok, because the lettuce is so soft and sweet I’m fine to let the mysterious muncher have the majority of the spinach. The pumpkins are promising – A self planted carrot – Cucumbers [...]
Read more...Golly gee, I wonder what on earth could be making me feel so droopy? Could it possibly be this– You might not recognize that shiny metal thing, but that’s what I was going to use to help these guys along– Oh my sweet sweet snap peas. Hang in there. You too, my poor brave blossoms. [...]
Read more...April 12, and our previously perky sprouts have called it quits. All but that one little guy, who I think is an eggplant. Our over-zealous watering took out not only our nice handwritten signs, but much of our crop as well. At least the tomatoes are still hanging in there – Outside things are moving [...]
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