At the end of a hard working gardening day, the Lone Gardener wonders
My Vegetable Garden
This is today’s harvest from my small backyard garden. From this we will eat the beans for dinner. I will dry the okra, zucchini, red clover, and spearmint. By the […]
Life of a Lady Beetle
The photographs here show the life of Lady Beetles – Coleoptera: Coccinellidae. If you see any of the bugs that are pictured above and below in your trees, bushes, or […]
Garden Mulch
Five days ago, I began mulching the garden. Some of the plants are tall enough to handle the thick layer of mulch that I like to put down. Some plants […]
Jugs in the Garden
Gardeners make use of assorted discarded items such as jugs and other types of containers. The purposes of the containers are few but all of the purposes indicate protecting a […]
Seed Flat
This is just an update on the in-ground seed flat that I showed a photograph of in the first garden entry for this season, and in that entry, I wrote […]
Aphids and Flea Beetles
Aphids and flea beetles are two garden pests that affect vegetables as soon in the season as possible for a bug. They are two of the earliest pests. Aphids If […]
Garden Planning and Planting
Over the past few days, I have managed to get my backyard vegetable garden tilled and planted. My garden plant-able area measures 21 feet by 50 feet this year. The […]
Killing Frost
The temperatures dipped below freezing a couple of nights ago. It was inevitable and it killed most of my garden plants. I chose 2 pepper plants and 1 tomato plant […]
Dry Summer
The summer was very dry in this part of the southeast corner of Tennessee. Most of Tennessee was in drought, and really, large parts of the south had severe drought […]
RIP Me Golden Beauties
One day in the recent past, something like over a week ago, I noticed that the little animals in the area had consumed every ripe sunflower seed that inhabited my […]
July-Week 3, 07
This is a busy time of year for me. I expect that I will be busier than normal up until mid-September. I will recount this week briefly along with some […]
Squirrels and Sunflowers
A few days ago, I noticed that some of my sunflowers are being relieved of their flower heads. I found that curious, so I looked around the yard to see […]
Life and Garden
The past two weeks have been busy mainly because of our family boot camp. The schedule is working well and so far getting up in the morning at dark and […]
As the Petals Unfurl
My helpers the sewing machine, the iron, and the cutting board were my companions today. Later I visited my tiller and hoe. Lunch, plain chicken and a large apple, was […]
