Well, almost wordless. Wednesday feels like a flower day. A day to show off the bright oranges, pinks and, yes, greens that still grace the back yard. Continue reading
2015_Day 315: Wordless Wednesday
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Category Archives: Gardening
2015_Day 313: A spice-y Monday
Yet more things the rain has been good for — the basil and the chives in my garden. I thought both had finished for the season, but not yet. There’s no telling how long they will last, but it looks like I’ll be able to dry more of both for winter seasonings. Yum!
2015_Day 312: Sunday snapshots
A red tomato in mid-November? Who woulda thunk it? Certainly not me, although I’ll take it. The little red beauty is on one of my fall tomatoes. There are about a half-dozen fruit on the three plants, Continue reading
2015_Day 311: And then there were tomatoes
It’s the third consecutive Saturday that we’ve had rain. And the last few days have been on the cool side. So I didn’t expect much when I looked at the garden today. I certainly didn’t expect to see two several-inches-high tomatoes growing in the same raised bed that pumpkin Cosmo has taken over. Continue reading
2015_Day 308: Gadzooks, more ganzanias
Another flower in my flower beds that doesn’t seem to want to let go of summer is the gazania. I planted these on a whim, along with some yellow poppies. The gazanias were late bloomers compared to the zinnias, cosmos and marigolds, but they’ve continued to stay green. Continue reading
2015_Day 307: Today wasn’t Wednesday?
Yikes! I was writing the title for this post when it hit me. “Today isn’t Wednesday, is it?” I asked daughter. “Nope,” she answered, unaware that I was really serious. Had I really gone through the entire day acting as though it were Wednesday? Continue reading
2015_Day 306: Can I grow raspberries?
Growing raspberries was really easy in Wisconsin. Of course, it helped that my garden sat on what used to be a cow pasture. It had all the natural fertilizer it needed. Here in central Texas, however, I’m not sure it will be that easy. I certainly don’t have the space I once had, and the weather obviously is much different. Continue reading
2015_Day 305: Rain good for seed sprouting
A couple weeks ago, I vaguely recall spreading zinnia seeds left from dried zinnias in my flower beds in the raised beds by my fall tomatoes and pumpkins. And with all the rain that’s fallen in the past 10 days, a bunch of them are now sprouting. Continue reading
2015_Day 304: Tomatoes make it to November
A quick post before the trick-or-treaters get here to show off my fall tomato plants. Not much for leaves or new flowers yet, but there are a half-dozen tomatoes on them. Continue reading
2015_Day 300: Turning the corner with pumpkins
So, it appears at least two of my pumpkins have survived their battle with the squash vine borer. I say appears because I won’t totally believe it until the pumpkins are orange and decorating my front steps. But really, it’s been about 6 weeks since the vine borer first reared its ugly head. Since then, I’ve lost at least a half dozen tiny pumpkins. Continue reading
Chocolate Chips and Chaos 