Category Archives: Gardening

On Sunday, a swarm of bees descended upon a small oak tree in our backyard. I’ve never seen anything like this before. These photos were taken from indoors, thanks to my camera’s 10X zoom. Whew.

Photos from the nineteenth week in the garden are up, spanning July 19-24, and have been tagged “Week Nineteen” in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a … Continue reading →

Photos from the eighteenth week in the garden are up, spanning July 12-18, and have been tagged “Week Eighteen” in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a … Continue reading →

Photos from the seventeenth week in the garden are up, spanning July 7-11, and have been tagged “Week Seventeen” in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a … Continue reading →

Photos from the sixteenth week in the garden are up, spanning June 27-July 6, and have been tagged “Week Sixteen” in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in … Continue reading →

Photos from the fifteenth week in the garden are up, spanning June 20-26, and have been tagged "Week Fifteen" in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a … Continue reading →

Photos from the fourteenth week in the garden are up, spanning June 13-19, and have been tagged "Week Fourteen" in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a … Continue reading →

Photos from the thirteenth week in the garden are up, spanning June 6-12, and have been tagged "Week Thirteen" in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a … Continue reading →

I’m pretty busy these days, which is a good thing, so this post is about a week late – and I won’t be able to post regularly until I’m finished with a freelance project I’m working on. Hopefully, I’ll be … Continue reading →

Who knew I could get this excited about eggplant? And, who knew the small little plant I bought would turn into such a fruit-wielding monster? I planted the thing up against the fence, planning for it to grow up and … Continue reading →

Photos from the eleventh week in the garden are up, spanning May 23-29, and have been tagged "Week Eleven" in my Gardening 2010, Part Two album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a … Continue reading →

We’re about to have some four-inch hansel eggplant for dinner, soon. (I’ve been told to pick them at about this size, for the best flavor). There are at least two fruits on a very healthy plant that keeps growing and … Continue reading →

In case anyone’s keeping track, this is the fourth post I’ve written today, but it’s to make up for not blogging since last Thursday. It’s been my goal to post something every weekday, but because of recent developments – all … Continue reading →

Kim’s Uncle Bennie is a real gardener. With a greenhouse and rows of tomatoes, his favorite crop. All in his backyard. I’ve learned a lot from him at family gatherings when the conversation strays into horticulture territory. This week, he … Continue reading →

So, it has only been a week or so since I wrote about my first tomato fruit on my container potted Beef Maestro plant. But now, I have two fruits! And a few more flowers …

Photos from the tenth week in the garden are up, spanning May 16-22, and have been tagged "Week Ten" in my Gardening 2010, Part Two album in my Picasa Web Albums.

I’ve seen at least four frogs in the backyard. One likes my shoe. I dunno if it is the same one that took up residence in my shoe all last season. So, that’s frog number one. There’s a big one … Continue reading →

The crookneck squash I added to the bed on May 8 is dying. I think the moral of this this story is don’t buy seedlings with two plants in a tiny 2″ pot. Thin early. I hope that’s the lesson … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot of new flowers blooming in the garden recently. The most impressive was a Onagraceae Clarkia Unguiculata, that I originally mistook as “my largest” coleus in this post. You do remember when I went to that show, … Continue reading →

Photos from the ninth week in the garden are up, spanning May 9-15, and have been tagged "Week Nine" in my Gardening 2010, Part Two album in my Picasa Web Albums.