Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Community Garden Update
The garden is growing and flourishing, minus a rash of flee beetles attacking my nightshade plants.
I found out from my mother that I planted in-determanent tomatoes, so I staked them knowing now that these vines will get quite BIG. I also didn't realize that I planted Romanesco Broccoli, which are very interesting looking, so I'm hoping that it produces! The snap peas that I'm growing from seeds I got from my neighbor are almost 8" high now, potato foliage is getting high, but the basil is still quite small. I have strawberry plants that came with my bed and they are getting big and sweet as long as the slugs don't get to them first!
Lastly finches made a nest in a lavender plant next to my bed - the eggs were blue and in a few days hatch with tiny birds - so cute.
-L
I found out from my mother that I planted in-determanent tomatoes, so I staked them knowing now that these vines will get quite BIG. I also didn't realize that I planted Romanesco Broccoli, which are very interesting looking, so I'm hoping that it produces! The snap peas that I'm growing from seeds I got from my neighbor are almost 8" high now, potato foliage is getting high, but the basil is still quite small. I have strawberry plants that came with my bed and they are getting big and sweet as long as the slugs don't get to them first!
Lastly finches made a nest in a lavender plant next to my bed - the eggs were blue and in a few days hatch with tiny birds - so cute.
-L
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| Just after planting |
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| Here come the potatoes |
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| Flee Beetle damage |
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| Coming along |
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| Blue baby bird eggs |
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| Salvaging Strawberries |
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
No- Work Gardening?! I'm in.
Anything that's called "No Work" and I'm skeptical. It's typical for me to pick the most difficult method to accomplish a goal, because I get caught up in the beauty of the details. How wonderful would it be to make homemade vanilla ice cream from vanilla extract that I have made at home? So wonderful, in fact, that I've never made vanilla ice cream....because I've never made vanilla extract. I have sat in the liquor section of the grocery store and stared bottles of vodka in the face many times and not put them in my cart. I can't justify buying a huge bottle of vodka just to make a small bit of vanilla.
So no homemade vanilla ice cream for me.
But No Work Gardening? Sounds too good to be true. But after all these long hours that I've spent in the garden this spring, I'd like to just sit and wait for the harvest. And Ruth Stout did just that.
This little old lady came up with an interesting idea. And it's mulch. And mulch. And more mulch. Move the mulch aside, throw some seeds down, throw some soil on them, water. Done.
xM
So no homemade vanilla ice cream for me.
But No Work Gardening? Sounds too good to be true. But after all these long hours that I've spent in the garden this spring, I'd like to just sit and wait for the harvest. And Ruth Stout did just that.
This little old lady came up with an interesting idea. And it's mulch. And mulch. And more mulch. Move the mulch aside, throw some seeds down, throw some soil on them, water. Done.
xM
A Braid New World
June already. Looks like US.2 really fell off the wagon in May. Well back on the horse!
Since I have not downloaded my photos to my computer lately I'm submitting a post on a trend I have been seeing and participating in for a few months now. Braids are big and I'm into it! I don't do them every day but I love the texture, pattern and interest they create in hair. People are getting really creative and I'm seeing braided hair styles I've never seen before - up do's and down. Some are very complex and I've only attempted 2 very simple style: asymmetric french braid and a small side braid that winds up into a bun. Check these one out I found online .... I think I ned a personal hair stylus to attempt some of these.
-L
Partial French Braid Cascading
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