It was only yesterday when I finally got around to setting out the front yard rain barrel, and it’s already full! Continue reading “Our front yard rain barrel is finally in place.”
Our front yard rain barrel is finally in place.
Statuses
Rainy day research, bookmark sorting and other progress bits.
Today was the first day we’d hoped to start tackling the blackberry corner. Although it was predicted that there would be showers today, we had no idea how consistent they would be on this cooler March day. So I did my level best to work on other garden related things that needed tending. Continue reading “Rainy day research, bookmark sorting and other progress bits.”
Sun & Shade Mapping: Spring Equinox, 2021
I am a natural night owl. So yesterday I simply stayed up just to see if we would have any sunlight worth noting at 6AM. We did not, but I still managed to catch a neat shot. I did manage the 9AM as well, but then fell asleep in my chair and woke up just in time to snap a near noon shot before toddling off to bed. I did get up in time for the 6PM. I cheated a bit today by taking the 3PM shot because I figured one day difference is still close enough. (Said to self while inwardly cheering the skies were not cloudy as well.) [Note: I took an actual 3pm shot today (22nd), so for those that might have seen this post before, now the sequence makes more sense. If this is your first time reading it, I moved the prior note about why I had to fix a mistake to the bottom of the post.] Continue reading “Sun & Shade Mapping: Spring Equinox, 2021”
Rough draft of our garden plans for 2021
If I have learned anything in going on four years of trying my hand at gardening, it’s that it’s not hard for me to come up with plans. What’s hard is narrowing down those plans to a realistic list. So I’m going to try something new this year, which I hope will help us best whittle down our To Do List—which is still awesome to behold.
[Courtesy Notice: This is one of my long rambles so you might want to grab a beverage/snack beforehand.] Continue reading “Rough draft of our garden plans for 2021”
Wild Seed Project in Maine
I forget how I stumbled upon their site, but recently I finally found a much closer source for sundial lupines (Lupinus perennis), which I have written about before. The Wild Seed Project in Maine had sundial seeds available, which is more in line with our budget than buying plants in containers. Nasami Farm is west of us here in Massachusetts and does have sundials, but only in one quart containers. I’ll write more about Nasami Farm in future posts. Continue reading “Wild Seed Project in Maine”
Firstborn of the nine
Before tucking the Monarch incubator containers under a tea towel for the night so artificial light doesn’t interfere with their sense of direction, I checked them all for dryness and development. Continue reading “Firstborn of the nine”
Begun, the Monarch Season has.
Very foggy this morning, but that didn’t deter me from looking. I still have no idea if the Monarch butterfly I saw yesterday was male or female, but I did find eggs in the area of one of our common milkweed patches where it was flitting about.
First Monarch spotting this season
I noticed it this afternoon outside the south kitchen windows, just before the downpour. Continue reading “First Monarch spotting this season”
Garden Growth–May 30, 2020
I spied my first Luna Moth this year while doing a last round and watering this evening. I was hoping to get a bit more done in the garden today, but something is better than nothing.
