We had some this week. I steamed them until tender, then let them cool. Chopped into half inch pieces and added about a cup of those to a big...
We decided to buy an electric range, after getting the latest propane bill. The company tripled the price! Along with the tank rental, a one...
Welcome @Greenbeans and happy gardening! I usually plant greenbeans when the garlic is done. That should be in a couple of weeks.
Today I added some tubing and emitters to the drip irrigation. Might as well water the rhubarb and sweetpeas too. Saw that one of the zucchinis...
Elba late potato blooming. I haven't attempted to dig any of the crop yet. [IMG] They say. Marie Antoinette wore potato flowers in her hair....
Today I installed bird flash tape over the raspberries. [IMG] I did some TLC for the fig trees. Watered the pawpaw trees and an aspen tree I...
I've never grown wallflowers. Are they a challenge?
Happy happy happy happy birthday!
That's fantastic! I bet it would keep deer and birds away, too!
As an aside on figs, here is a tree in a convent in the community of Roscoff, in Brittany, France, that was planted in 1610. I think the photo...
Here is the fig tree that I first posted about. It is a Hardy Chicago fig tree that was way too big and had a lot of winter kill, so in March I...
I watered sweetcorn. It doesn't look like much yet but where there is life, there's hope. Ran the drip system for most of the garden. Squashes...
@Melody Mc. Im exhausted just reading what you've done! I hope things go well.
@Sjoerd everything looks so lush and delicious! Great job and a labor of love, and inspiring! I will think about planting broad beans this fall....
We eat 95% of meals at home. My area is growing rapidly, which means most of the eateries are corporate franchises. Sort of by definition, the...
I tied up fig branches. They are willowy, and with heavy new growth and figs some were drooping to the ground. That's OK except then deer eat...
During the hot weather, I made a quilted cover for my old Kenmore sewing machine, so it stays clean. I also cleaned and oiled its insides. The...
Today was in the mid 90s. I got up at 5 and watered, sweet corn, potatoes, flower seedlings. Ran the drip system for the kitchen garden....
How are your new roses doing? Here's the new one I bought this year. I think it's Tropical Lightening. It's a climbing rose but so far is just...
Today was too hot to garden. I gave Rufus a haircut and bath, wore us both out LOL. The propane company increased the cost so much, we decided...
