So the property already had some non native plants mixed in with the “locals” here before we bought it, and I have since added some as well through both blissful ignorance and two deliberately foreknown sentimental based acquisitions. While making tea tonight, I had an idea…what if I made labels for all the plants in the front yard designating which is which? Continue reading “Pondering a notion on natives and non.”
Mostly been spring cleaning in the garden the last few days and there is still so much to do. At least today I got some seeds in the ground! I will start soaking more tonight.
The gnats were suddenly back yesterday, and it made me a bit sad and glad which I’m sure a lot of folks will think the latter is a bit daft. So allow me to explain.
A neighbor of ours, Louise, had explained to me last year about how here they were black flies and they tend to show up after Mother’s Day and are typically gone by Father’s Day. Continue reading “Thankful for gnats.”
Not as productive a day as I had hoped, but productive nonetheless! Continue reading “Garden Growth–May 24, 2020”
We managed to get one rain barrel out today, as there is rain predicted. They keep cutting back on how much rain to expect, and now it’s been pushed off clear until tomorrow morning. Continue reading “Garden Growth–22 May 2020”
Although I have put some time in cleanup around the garden of late, today was the first day I really put in more than an hour at one go and it looked like there was a discernible difference.
