The two seedlings have grown a bit more, and we’re thinking to give them a few more days before we transplant them. It might be faulty thinking, but after the yard party yesterday, I’d rather give them a bit more time to grow indoors so they don’t become victims of the critters. Continue reading “Indoor pot followup – 23rd July 2018”
Category: Plants
Any post that includes actual plants indoors or out.
Scarlet Runner Beans and Hummingbirds
I first learned about scarlet runner pole beans (Phaseolus coccineus) in The 2 Hour Garden book by Roger Grounds. I honestly did not research them much beyond his mention, and rather impulsively fit them into our $20 seed budget instead of kidney beans. Back then, I knew very little other than they were a pole bean with at least 6′ vines (I’ve seen up to 15′ listed), and should be one of the first things in our kitchen garden once they arrived. I read in that book that apparently most Americans don’t like the beans, while others consider them a gourmet legume. (Apparently the shell is a bit tough for some, and at least one site recommended cutting the pod before serving, other sites say forget the pod and shell the beans.) Continue reading “Scarlet Runner Beans and Hummingbirds”
Just when I had almost given up…
…I noticed something had changed while we were failing to photograph the monarch egg and I stepped into the kitchen for some reason I can’t recall now. I happened to glance over at the pot on the counter, and was five years old all over again.
The verdict is in…
I stopped to pick some berries for my walk to the library today. My neighbor happened to be outside. I showed her the berries I’ve been trying to ID, and she thought they were likely boysenberries given what had been here prior. I offered one to her to taste, and she confirmed her thinking. Continue reading “The verdict is in…”
Milkweed Seed Pods Forming
Grape Trellis Project Part 2
I mentioned before picking up some trellis for free that we plan to use for the volunteer grape we found on our property. (Likely seed brought by birds from a multiple section chain link fence length of grape just under a block from our house.)
My partner suddenly decided at gloaming last night that it was a fine time to put it together. I pointed out that he’d be drilling the pilot holes and screwing them together in the dusk if he was lucky, and the dark if he wasn’t. I’m almost afraid to see what it looks like come morning. We did not paint it as I wanted because no budget for such at the moment. Continue reading “Grape Trellis Project Part 2”
Hosta flowers in the early morning light.
Our berries of 2018
Did I mention our red raspberry canes had fruit? If not, I just did. We were a bit neglectful in cane management last year, and we have way too many runners, and thus not much fruit this year. Continue reading “Our berries of 2018”
What is it? Part 2
Courtesy Notice: This did get a bit more rambly than planned, but I don’t have time to try to knock it down because I have a promise to keep today.
It finally opened! The other one also suddenly has a second bud forming. So I had to take some pictures. I want to point out that last year I have no photo evidence of anything like that in that bed.
Here’s what’s odd. When I look at my 2018 Plantings notes, I wrote that I planted “Black eyed susans – porch – June 8”. From pictures I’ve looked at, this is a fairly likely candidate but the “porch” designation is supposed to mean something else. Continue reading “What is it? Part 2”