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Teacher Gifts from the Garden
Last year was the Man-child’s first year at Mom’s Morning Out, and I completely failed to do something for his teachers. This year, though it was a different set of teachers, I was determined to make up for last years’ negligence. Afterall, these ladies love my boy well! The only problem is he has nearly six to eight teachers between the two days he goes, the teacher that comes just for story time and the awesome director that comes in…
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Starting your own Sweet Potato Slips
Finding sweet potato plants in nurseries can be hit or miss. My local nursery Logan’s gets a shipment of them each spring, but they go very fast. Not knowing if I would find plants, I decided to start my own. I picked out a potato, stuck one bumpy end in a small jar and filled it with water. In a couple days, sprouts were forming. After a week, I added wooden skewers to the potato to separate it from the…
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Feeders, Houses, and Lily-philes
Earlier this week, both boys were sick and I got very stir crazy – half of it was waiting to see if I came down with what either of them had. A girl can only spend so much time in and around her own house while tending to too very whiney children without taking a gander to Amazon. After interrupting a humming bird at my red Asiatic Lilies, I figured now was the perfect time to hang a feeder. The…
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Discovery: Happy Little Plants
Sunflower Hen and chicks Daylilly Blackberry Magnolia Petal Titmouse in front of the Elm Tree
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Garden Update
I’ve been so slack about posting on my multitude of blogs lately. That’s because I’ve been spending most of my time outside when it’s not raining. When it is raining, I’ve been grading my students’ homework and finals or playing with the boys (or fishing out the stuff the baby puts in the commode). Yesterday the Man commented that the garden was really growing up! It’s true, the potato plants are up to my knees, the pole beans are just…
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Discovery: Asparagus in the Morning Dew