Good morning all. Going to be another hot one today. At the first of the garden season we had too much rain now we don't have enough. I will...
The smell of paving tar on a hot day from my city roots (DH always laughs at that one!). Sea salt at low tide(after being transplanted to the...
Beautiful gardens and grounds. Boomer is quite a handsome gal too!
Hello everyone. Beautiful day here on the coast, it is 27C. Rained during the night. Been weeding the garden this morning and some more to do...
Well I just came in from staking up my tomato plants. The Rutgers are getting pretty high. The Manitoba ones must be determinate because they...
Ok thanks,Mart, this is my first experience with Rutgers and Manitoba. I was worried that they might be duds. They are not close enough to shake...
To Waretrop.... I got these seeds from "My Patriot Supply" in the U.S. (didn't know if we could mention companys, if not, then someone can delete...
This year I planted 50 Manitoba and Rutgers tomatoes. I raised these from seed. It is the first time that I have tried them. Problem is, there...
Beautiful! So stately.
Good afternoon to all. Raining here as usual. Promising us a nice weekend but rain and drizzle until then. Garden is starting to look a little...
Such beauty! I love to have a peony. I planted one once but a skunk dug it up and ate the root. who's to argue with a skunk! :smt003
You guys are making me feel sad with all your warm/hot temps. :'( It has been raining here for days and it is 62 F here at 5:30 pm. Afternoon...
Aha Mart and Netty I think you both could be right. We have had a lot of rain and cold temps this spring. Actually everthing but the potatoes and...
Thanks for the suggestions. I went out and dug down into the dirt and not a bug of any kind to be found. :-? The ones that are up and have...
Something is eating my beans. Have not seen a bug chewing. However, some of the beans that managed t get leaves do have some holes in them. Not...
Good morning all. It is 15 C. here. Rain for all this week from steady rain to showers. Did a garden walk this morning. Things are just...
Ha ha thanks for the encouragement. I'll be humming that tune!
OK thanks for the response,Eileen. Yes, we are having a lot of heavy rains week after week. Seems no end. So, I will patiently wait for some...
My absolute favorite is a buttercup squash. The ony vegetable that I can not eat are parsnips. They smell like rotten socks when they are...
I planted my Alpine strawberries from seed this spring. I put them into their garden spot about three weeks ago. They were about two inches high...