The office view I posted the other day now has twice the dandelions shown there.
Greenery is bursting out everywhere, some still smothering some plants I don’t want smothered. Continue reading “Feeling a bit overwhelmed!”
Tag: garden
strawberries everywhere followup
I did recall one thing last year, confirmed recently by the emerging yellow flowers. What I thought were strawberry runners under the clothesline are not entirely just garden strawberries. There are also what’s known as mock strawberries aka Indian strawberries or false strawberries. There are lots of medicinal uses for them, and I also read that in India, they are often considered an offering to the gods. I definitely like them as a groundcover, so that’s a gift to me! Continue reading “strawberries everywhere followup”
green stink bugs and feather-legged flies
I recently found a green stink bug in our yard. These can be pesky for a garden.
- A pest to seeds and growing crops just hanging out on a berry cane today.
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14th of May, office window view
Heirloom Seeds arrived today…
I ordered late, hence their arrival time. They actually shipped faster than I expected since we stuck with the less expensive table shipping method. I’m a little concerned about how late we will be starting some of these seeds, given our short growing season here. Then again, our frost time did drag out this year, so many will be pretty close to right on time. Still, better a bit late then never at all!
9th of May, office window view
strawberries…strawberries everywhere
Last year we found out that along with our berry bushes, we had strawberry plants too. It wasn’t long before I realized we had very large swaths of the yard and beds that were carpeted with their runners. We haven’t ID’d what type they are yet.
One of our violets
Encouraging beneficial insects
I forget when I found this book, but I have a copy of Good Bugs for Your Garden [Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1995], written by Allison Mia Starcher.
It has lovely illustrations, and contains downright sensible and needed information for those who want to at least lower their reliance on chemical pesticides even if they are not willing to go full out organic with pest control.
It’s also a small, almost pocket sized book. Easy to tuck into a backpack, tote or handbag. Also one that won’t take up much space if you are the sort to keep reading materials in your bathroom.
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