Category Archives: gardening
Early spring backyard scavenger hunt
After walking the kidlets to school this morning on this warmish morning, I decided to take a look around the yard– it is supposed to rain later which will probably make the lawn too soggy for foot travel. Here’s what … Continue reading
Squash is good, most squash recipes not so much
I grew squash in my garden this summer. I planted too many plants (as usual) and ended up swimming in summer squash, cucumbers and acorn squash. I managed to eat or share all the cucumbers, almost did the same with … Continue reading
Intoxication
I’m in full-on yard work mode right now. It’s a neverending job, of course, but in the spring it is fun. It’s not too hot, and I’m busy thinking of what my gardens could look like, with just the right … Continue reading
Something to report!
Sorry folks, for being absent so long. I just had nothing all that interesting to write, so I didn’t bother. But this weekend saw something done to the house, so I took pictures. On Saturday I got all twitchy about … Continue reading
Eww.
Note to self: Do not look up ways to prevent apple pests whilst eating breakfast. Not only are the pictures of the caterpillars yucky, but reading the words of one cheeky organic grower put me right off my feed. What … Continue reading
Thanks to yesterday’s comments
I’m now faced with a real hankering for blueberries. I even woke in the middle of the night and thought about where I could put a couple of blueberry bushes. It didn’t help that it was 46 and sunny yesterday, … Continue reading
And one of that, and three of those, and a couple of these..
You know how you go to a church potluck, and everything looks so good that you have to have a bite of each, and by the time you head back to your table the plate is heaped with a 5″ … Continue reading
Gardening is hard work
I spent 3.5 hours mowing, then weeding, planting, weeding, and transplanting. And it still mostly looks the same as it did this morning. A few weeks ago, we removed the grass from an area outside our back door. My mama … Continue reading
Gardening season has begun!
It’s all of 25 degrees here, so nothing is going in the ground yet, and the lawn is still the color of a paper grocery bag. I have sent the kids out this afternoon to pick up all the recyclables … Continue reading
The Sacred and the Profane
Yeah, that’s an overstatement, but I’ve got two pictures to post today, and one is very pretty. The other– no so much. I’ll start with the good one. This spring, I bought a bunch of bare root plants. I’m actually … Continue reading