gardening
How My Garden Grows
My first attempt at a garden is doing pretty well. My tomato plants are almost 4-ft high and have produced two green tomatoes so far (still on the vine). The cucumber plants have flowered and I’m expecting to see cucumbers any time. Several of the peppers have flowered, but I’m not seeing [...]
There’s a Lightning Bug in My Wine Glass!!!
I spent some time outside last night coming up with a plan of attack for rebuilding the front hill/wall. I don’t seem to have pictures of it, but to the left of the front steps there was a curved red brick wall with a planter in the middle. It was sinking very badly, [...]
Signs of Life
I was outside this morning and noticed that the radish seeds I planted in the garden have sprouted, so I took a closer look at everything. The cucumber plants have experienced a lot of growth since I planted them last weekend; I was worried because their roots were shallow, but they’ve done very well! [...]
Dirty Hands Make a Wonderful Bounty
When I was young, my parents always had a garden; a pretty large one, actually. I remember that they grew tomatoes, corn, green beans, squash and some other things. I’ve been wanting to start my own garden for a while, but finally got “around to it” this year.
Because the soil is so rocky [...]
