The temperatures where I live have been getting rather low at night, too low for peppers, maybe. While outside today, I noticed that two of my peppers are droopy. While I can't say with certainty that … [Read more...]
That Little Daisy
A few years ago, when "that little daisy" began blooming, I thought to myself, "I should find out what that flower really is." Thus began the search for the name of this flower and I found it easily … [Read more...]
Rooting Sweet Potatoes II
This is an update from "Rooting Sweet Potatoes" [tagged Sweet Potatoes]. The sweet potato sprouts and the cut sweet potatoes have been in water for six days. Since then, I have changed the water … [Read more...]
Bleeding Hearts are Blooming
The bleeding heart plants are blooming again in this part of the world. My bleeding hearts are still in pots and this makes the 3rd season that they are still in pots. For now, I have placed … [Read more...]
Onions and Herbs
Have you ever grown onions? I have a few times, not many. The hardest part of growing onions is keeping the weeds out. Onions are set close together, only 4 inches apart, and weeds can weave their … [Read more...]
Rooting Sweet Potatoes
Two years ago I planted 9 sweet potato plants in an 8x9 foot bed. Eight plants flourished and yielded 52 pounds of sweet potatoes. I commented that was 52 pounds more than I buy in a year. And now, … [Read more...]
Garden Mulch for the Leeks
I gathered the mulch from the woods to place around the leek plants and over the entire bed, including the trench walls. Below is a close up picture of the mulched bed. To spread the mulch, I … [Read more...]
Preparing the Leek Bed and Planting
Spontaneously and without a plan, rather like the way I bought leeks to plant, I decided to plant the leeks in this spot. This spot gets a little evening shade from a large oak tree. The plant tag … [Read more...]
Leeks
I have never grown leeks before, but this year I will. Leek is in the Alliaceae. Other plants in that family are onions and garlic. Unlike the bulb that onion and garlic produces, the lower part of … [Read more...]
Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
The insect pictured on this page is what seems to be a fork-tailed bush katydid [Scudderia furcata]. It was sitting on a zinnia in my garden on September 24th, 2009. The fork-tailed bush … [Read more...]
Bumblebee and Milkweed
How a Bumblebee Drinks from Milkweed I took this photograph in my garden. … [Read more...]
Garden Tangle
I am shamelessly ignoring my garden this year. Yet it still blesses me with its beauty and fruit. This year it is more of a wild beauty instead of the usual enforced neatness and the strict observance … [Read more...]
Three Headed Zinnia
I was stalking this rare spread-eagle bumblebee when it landed on a strange flower. Not this one, but the flower pictured next. This flower is normal. What's wrong with this flower? Something is … [Read more...]
Goldfinch and Dragonfly
On my way to the garden, I paused to take this photograph of a dragonfly and a goldfinch perched on a tomato cage. They are both looking toward the garden like a couple of hungry hawks surveying … [Read more...]
Strangest Photo in 2008, Argiope
!--Spider Photo Ahead--! Last May, 2008, and under my husbands wishes [orders] I purchased a new camera. He was getting ready for his yearly stress-relieving explosion extravaganza vacation and he … [Read more...]
