What a day! Yes. I know that the apple tree isn’t shaped the way it supposed to be. And if you think that’s bad, you should see the grapes! I miss The J-Man. I did something today that I haven’t done in ages. I worked in the garden (irises and gladiolas) without a phone, without
Well, here we are at the designated hour. It is 48* not 46 as was forecast on Monday. So we’ve got that going for us! Here’s what I’ve been up to when I’ve not been sitting at my desk. Digging up irises, replanting irises. Digging up gladiolas, replanting. Watching asparagus grow. Admiring the volunteers. And
It’s all about the irises today. Which explains why I had nothing to say earlier. My irises, of which I have only two varieties, hale either directly from Aunt Margaret, or from Aunt Margaret via Mom. I like the one that’s booming but the darker one that still in bud is my favorite. That row
It’s really getting green out everywhere out there! Well, except for what’s covered with pine pollen. Last day on the Mathematics and Logic course. Things are going well. Learned a lot.
[These are self-seeders and they had already been popping up by the hundred before The Great Storm of ’21 hit.] Love-in-the-Mist Originally published on May 2, 2020 Aren’t they lovely? Very attractive seed pods will form, dry up, fall to the ground, and– Voila!– next spring they’ll be back. Thanks to Daughter C who planted the
Jo Beth had some difficulties finding seeds for her garden recently. I noticed that there are a few varieties that are out of stock at Botanical Interests, especially in the larger packages. So just a heads up. The photo above is from… let’s just say years ago. It’s of my front yard garden in Cincinnati.
Took them two days to finish off the blackeyed pea foliage– you can see the remaining stems in the left corner. I never would have believed they’d go for the okra leaves. Word to the wise. When you ask, “What won’t deer eat?” And some seemingly knowledgeable person rattles off a list of deer resistant
This is the big attraction right now. Zinnias. Tons of them, all volunteers. Randomly scattered all about. Butterflies galore. Stupid hummingbirds (don’t get me started). And silly little upside down goldfinches. I will let them go to seed and they will come again next year.
Mr. Big Food just retuned from cutting the Range, Southwest, and Hidden Pastures. He proclaimed, “Still growin’ down there.” I walked to the sink, pointed with my cast arm and said, “Look!” He got a big ol’ grin on his face and said, “Oh s^*t! Looks like we’ll be freezing more peppers!” Little know fact.
A few days ago two-handed me would have considered picking the blackeyed peas in there a nice little gardening challenge. I would have welcomed the opportunity to exercise some of my family-famous agility. Today one-handed me considers picking blackeyes rather problematic. Mr. Big Food offered to help by going into the thick of things. “Can
The Bermuda grass that was smothering the Liriope is under control– not eradicated, just very much under control. Nothing else is but I am partial to that edge of chaos look. Tumbling over the Liriope and some sedum are a couple of blackeyed peas. I think I planted three seeds. There are baby blackeyes! Unfortunately,
This is a newly hatched tomato horn worm. Lord knows I’ve seen hornworms, but I’ve never seen a freshly hatched one. It hasn’t even eaten enough to change color yet! The small black egg is where it’s from. The cream colored egg has not yet hatched. I can see the horn in the top two
I mentioned at the time that they would form very attractive seed pods. And so they have. All of the patches had gotten a bit unwieldy this year so I set out to pull it all out and cut off the pods so I could save the seeds and sow them elsewhere. Plenty have already
What a morning! I’m whooped. Mr. Big Food and I worked together on the Shortcut to the Hidden Pasture. It’s really The J-Man’s job but, you know, The J-Man doesn’t live here anymore so we have to do what we have to do.
Lovely, isn’t it? Daughter C planted gladiolas in her garden several years ago. The kitchen window in the Apartment over looks the garden. She staggered the planting so they’ve been blooming for a few weeks now. All different colors, too. Always something to look at if you live in the Apartment! Or take a walk
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