To make up for the totally lame Bloom Day post last month, I photographed everything in I could reach today. Some of the stuff blooming is in beds that can’t be walked into yet, because they’re under construction, being watered daily due to new plantings and/or not mulched.. In the backyard, bolting cilantro, which is […]
Yesterday was the 15th of the month. Bloom Day. A day when garden bloggers around the world take photos of what’s blooming in their little patches of earth, and post them. Here’s this month’s post, where you’ll find links to dozens of blogs, showcasing an endless number of beautiful photos of blooming things. *sigh* Meanwhile, […]
We were actually without power for 72 hours total. SO not funny…
Eight inches of snow is SO not funny…
The garden is mostly dormant at the moment, except for a few lettuces, which aren’t big enough to produce a decent salad yet. I’m not holding my breath… I have been plotting the overthrow of the garage mess recently. Right now, I have power tools, home repair items, craft crap, trash cans and garden toys […]
I’ve been a lazy blogger lately, in part because I didn’t garden much in the summer months, and in part because every time I think of taking photos, it’s dark outside. This month, I decided to stop whining and get back to work on the front yard. I’m beating the second third into submission, removing […]
So far this fall, I’ve only managed a few ichiban eggplants, and a couple of zucchini—but I have high hopes. The weather is finally out of the 90s, and the lows are getting down into the 50s. We’re getting plenty of rain this week. This morning, I waded through the mushy grass in the backyard, […]
Earlier in the week, I posted this pic of my little ichiban eggplants, flowering like crazy. Well, one of the plants has started to set fruit with a vengance. I harvested two this morning, and can see two more that will be ready tomorrow or Monday, and another two that are just starting to emerge. […]
That butterfly weed that’s been sitting in the holding pen next to the front door all summer is still doing its assigned job. Here are two of the half dozen monarch caterpillars that have taken up residence in the last couple of days, stripping the plant bare of all its leaves, and growing fatter by […]
It’s the 15th, and time for another Bloom Day post. This week, we’ve had nothing but rain, and lots of it. About eight inches, which is just crazy for this part of Texas. The garden has had a good, long, deep watering, courtesy of Mother Nature, who doesn’t often help out with the water bill. […]
It’s the 15th, and time for another Bloom Day post. This month, I have much more to show off than I did in July. We’ve had about a week of long, soaking rains since then, so the garden recovered from the spell of over 100 degree days, and burst into bloom again. Here’s what’s blooming […]
On the window ledge of my under-construction dining room are some seedlings ready to be planted. On the left, three out of six zucchini seeds sprouted. in the center, four out of six bush green beans are growing like weeds. And left, my second attempt at eggplant has yet to produce a single seedling. I’m […]