a food, home, and garden journal.
...But I asked for a compost bin! It was a landmark birthday for me this September. I turned the big four-OH. And all I really wanted for my birthday was a compost bin. Call me crazy. I grew up around the old-school, out-in-the-open compost heap, to which was added a continual supply of kitchen and garden… Continue reading Some ladies ask for jewelry…
Always Google first. I should know this by now! But seriously, what was I to think when I saw this guy in my garden? My first inclination, when I saw this horn worm festooned with white eggs was, "Get it off get it off get it off!" And sadly, that's what I did. Turns out,… Continue reading Live and Learn.
...and aphids attack! Unfortunately, the downside of my Grow Camp is that tiny bugs can get in, but bigger bugs (some of whom are quite beneficial) can not. I went out to check on my crazy eggplants last week (I say crazy because they are all foliage and no actual eggplants - perhaps from all… Continue reading I turn my back for one second…
Still no tomatoes ready for harvest, but the cucumbers are coming in like crazy, and the bush beans and limas are getting started! There was a jalapeño harvested too, but my son got to it before I could take a photo.
What a strange growing season it's been. The rain just didn't stop in June and the first half of July, which really seemed to wreak havoc on all the plants' usual growing habits. But now, finally, the heat has turned up, things are drying out (a bit) and lots of growth is happening all over… Continue reading July Garden Gallery
Clover and Thyme 