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”
Tag: Plants
14th of May, office window view
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.
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.
Continue reading “Encouraging beneficial insects”
5th of May, office window view
Deadlines pass, other stuff happened.
So my original target for the regrade in the safety glass bed was the 4th. That didn’t quite happen as planned, as rain kept happening and other life bits too. Continue reading “Deadlines pass, other stuff happened.”
Keeping focus
I had made non yard plans today because we were supposed to have rain. Yet it skipped us. Tomorrow, though, the forecast assures me, there will be rain! I have a backup yard plan if it doesn’t rain as much as they claim. Time will tell. Continue reading “Keeping focus”
Rain delay
I did get some time outside today, but not as much as I’d like thanks to the rain I wasn’t expecting to last near as long as it did. Continue reading “Rain delay”