Today was in the 90s so I mostly stayed inside. I should get up early tomorrow and water anything not on the drip irrigation.
I planted out a few more seedlings. There are still some marigolds, cleome, and thunbergera to go. I think the climate here might be too cool...
The toxin in rhubarb leaves should break down in compost. I use them for mulch too. Rhubarb leaf toxic?
Here are some alligators for you. [IMG] Now that you mention it, I could also use a moat with alligators.
Lovely gardens and that is a huge amount of mulch! Kudos!
Himalayan Blackberry - funny name for a plant that originated in Eastern Europe. I read these were Luther Burbank introduction. The berries are...
Hot weather has arrived. I set a timer to avoid overdoing it - one hour garden work in am, one hour in pm. I gave the sweetcorn a dose of...
@Melody Mc. mine did not come with side pockets. I do have a big scrap of denim, so I plan to make them.
My 2¢ which is probably all it's worth o_O - I think those trees are just lovely as is. I would only remove branches that seem hazardous or in...
@Droopy, yes. The quilt will have 13 of the star blocks, each one unique. Between the star blocks are blocks that frame them and connect them,...
I bought this at a local store. In the down position, it's a kneeling pad. Those handles make standing up much less difficult! The knee pads...
Today I cultivated, fertilized, watered, sprinkled slug bait, and re-covered the sweetcorn rows with deer and rabbit and bird screening. Then...
Beautiful bird and photo
Here are the first two blocks of my next quilt. The fabrics are mostly estate sale and thrift store men's shirt cotton fabric in shades of blue,...
Very nice! I often place extra plants on the curb with a "Free Plants" sign. We do a lot of freecycle here. My desk and sewing table started...
Date palms. Citrus, oranges, lemons, grapefruits.
B Beautiful garden.
It's lovely.
After a few days dealing with honecrepair contractor, I'm back in garden. Cultivated potato and Four O'clock areas. Hand tilled another sweet...
@Melody Mc. I have grown potatoes by digging trenches, filling in, and not hilling up more than that. I still got a good crop. I think there...
