The first of the Schlumbergeras to bloom. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] They spent the summer on a bench under a big fir tree. Minimal attention. It's...
Wednesday is also a volunteer day. I had a different meal route this time. Many more meals, wonky GPS, no house or building numbers in some...
Thanks, definitely no angel here. But I do like helping out. Often, people will be standing in the doorway before I get the meals out of the...
@Netty, I'm sorry for your loss. I also learned of the death of my best friend. He was not responding to texts or emails, so I had adult...
@Melody Mc. I think your idea about newspaper pots is excellent. I wish I had thought of that. I should try them next season. Thanks Mel and...
Today was volunteer day, plus it was raining. Still, I managed to haul a truckload of (wet) leaves. Since they are wet anyway, maybe I should put...
Those sound good to me, @Odif!
@Beeker, those are beautiful shallots! Next question :) will you grow them from seeds, or re-plant this year's shallots for next year? My grocery...
More garden rehab. Today I completed the fruit tree border on the Western fence. That also involved digging out a narrow and weedy demilitarized...
I have in the past. Maybe I will again this year.
I've grown Shirley Poppies, Flanders Poppies, and breadseed poppies from seeds. I just sow them in plastic pots about 1 cup to 2 cup volume, and...
Mostly continued weeding and garden rehab. Repotted a couple of orchids. Now TTTM TSTM (too tired to move and too sore to move) LOL
I went BEAST BRAKE BRACE BRAVE Yesterday's was harder for me, but I forget what it was.
Planted these. [ATTACH] They were on sale last week at the hardware store, half price. I wasn't going to buy any, but my cheap side prevailed....
@Sjoerd, that sounds like a great recipe! I havent used chocolate in chili. Sounds interesting:).
I thought it would be nice to have a topic just devoted to overwintering chili pepper plants. There are lots of descriptions on the internet,...
@Sjoerd, OK, it's time to share your world famous chili recipe! That is, if it's not top secret ;)
My neighbor came over. He had two big bins of leaves for me. What a nice Man! That plus leaves from my own, smaller, trees filled the truck....
Seems like a great thing. There are efforts at perennial wheat. https://landinstitute.org/our-work/perennial-crops/perennial-wheat/ Perennial...
That's a lovely setting. So peaceful.
