Netty, you certainly don't spoil that pup! Just wait until some of his rowdy friends show up for a pool party--someone might call the police on...
I was horrified when I saw my young nieces trying to eat--grabbing with fingers, scooping food to the edge of the plate and then pouring it into...
Carolyn, your energy and ability continue to amaze! I love your hoop houses (envy here, too) and know they will be of great use. They also give a...
How wonderful to have pileated visit daily! That is a great photo, by the way. We have red-bellied here. I've only heard them, not seen them yet,...
Philip, no need to preserve eggs. Our ladies lay right through the year. Our winters aren't cold enough and the cold snaps are short, so they...
Planted four rows of corn since the pollination does better with a block of four rows, caged the pepper plants in back of the barn so they...
Hello and a warm welcome from central Texas. We grow a lot of herbs, too--aren't they great to have fresh for cooking? I love your hibiscus. You...
Ed, we have a tree that is similar to your neighbor's bush, and it is a Gum Bumelia. Thorny as all get out, small leaves. The tree is...
Overcast this morning and temps in the low 60's. I planted three long rows of green beans, harvested edible pod peas and lettuce, and checked the...
As I have mentioned before (ad nauseum) we have hens, and therefore quite a few eggs. I have found that the older eggs (7 to 10 days old) peel...
Cool morning today--just made it to 61 at 9:45 a.m. I pulled turnips, weeded the potato patch, and have two loads of laundry on the lines....
Goodness gracious, I never knew about the oven method, nor about "egg cookers". I'll try the oven method on a few eggs, and start looking for an...
Oh my stars! Whoever was on top, standing on the pipes is very, very brave! What a great hoop house you have there. May it bring you much pleasure...
Obviously spring arrived at your spot with a whoop and a holler! I love your birdhouse gourds--inspires me to grow them next year. Your daffs are...
Mocking birds really do "mock". They pick up noises they hear and repeat them--great little mimics! Our smoke alarm went off, and we thought it...
Netty, I swear our roses thrive on my blood! We have several roses that are very thorny, and very prolific, and very scented. So guess which ones...
Sjoerd, so glad the hail didn't damage your plants at the allotment! Kildale, showering hummingbirds is a form of husbandry. Our veggies can't...
I had planted carrots in half of a raised bed. All we got was weeds. I figured that I'd planted bad seed or planted too deep or too late. I went...
Cjay this is less about designing a garden, and more about assessing your parents' desire to have "greenery". Ask what their favorite color is...
Good heavens Sjoerd, you are going to do boot scootin' next year! If you like, you can get some ex-pat Texans to teach you the moves. Your...
