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Upcycled Sink to Garden Water Bowl
Every time go to garden stores, I can’t help but stop by the water plants and wish I had a place to plant some. Water features are almost always my favorite spots in gardens, and for awhile now the Man and I have been thinking about putting in a fountain. Well, we still haven’t installed a fountain, but we do have a water bowl! Thanks to a trip to the Habitat ReUse Store, we acquired a free sink, sans plug.…
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A Little Pickin’
This morning’s walk through the garden gave me a couple handfuls of produce. It’s always awkward when there is just one okra pod to pick. Seriously, what do I do with one pod? The okra have been slow getting starting, but a time will come soon where I have a nice pile to chop, batter and freeze for frying later. I am still eating down last years harvest! The potato plants were all yellowed and the new leaves were yellowing…
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Video of the Man-child and Itsy Bitsy
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Writing Spider
After a long dry spell in Raleigh, we have finally had several days of good rain. I’m nervous that the tomatoes will start splitting open, but hopefully I kept them well watered before the rains. Many of the tomato varieties have started to set fruit. The “Red Kiss” set fruit fairly early, and now I’m waiting on four luscious tomatoes to ripen. The heat seems to have slowed down fruit setting, but with rain they should get back to producing…
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Evening Garden Walk
Purple basil amongst onions Sure sign the squash borers weren’t all extracted Bean, squash and gourd tunnel Corn! Checking out the really big squash
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Matt’s Wild Cherry Tomato
Matt’s Wild Cherry is the tiniest tomato I have ever grown, and yet it is one of the most vigorous plants. I have two of these indeterminate bushes, and they are sprawling into other plants’ territory. It is a great tasting tomato that I don’t even bother rinsing before popping in my mouth – the joy of not using pesticides! Today I need to go tie the branches up to the fence and start training them upwards, but I must…
