a bitter wind roaring under old january's bareness
But the wind, oh the wind ... the kittens and I could hear it rumbled on bitterly, wailing and complaining lustily, and we all were too jumpy to get any sleep.
hello january
Happy New Year to you if you happen to stumble into our little corner of the world. Here's hoping that 2023 is an auspicious year for you and your loved ones, and may it be so for gardens big and small, and all creatures within its universe.
keep calm and plant garlic
I did not have to do anything much with them. A little weeding here and there, watering the plants when there was a dry spell, but otherwise, they were left on their own except for the occasional hi/bye in the garden and the grace of the spring rain.
bamboo/cattle panel trellis
Growing the hollyhocks and sunflowers on the north side of the cattle panel made them easy to secure when it got too windy here. But this trellis design had its limitations.
brad's atomic grape tomato looks wild
Baker Creek, where I got Brad's Atomic Grape tomato seeds says that this is their favorite tomato and their best selling one. I can see why. It grows in multi-color shades and doesn't look like any tomato I've seen before.
snow arrives early after a brief silence
I harvested several more "last tomatoes" for a few more weeks. I thought that whatever fruits we get all the way to November would just be an unexpected gift from the gods.
hello, november
Every gardening year is an opportunity to start fresh, a chance to do over. There is no time for regrets.
pink bumblebees, perfect combination of look and taste
Only a couple of my fruits look real pink, but I'm not going to quibble. This is the best tasting tomato we grew this year.
a painted sunset tomato to admire
Without a doubt, the Lucky Tiger tomato (70-75 days, indeterminate) is a very good looking tomato, the very ripe ones remind us of a painted sunset.
a great blue heron contemplates a peculiar fall
If the Great Blue Heron was perplexed as we were, it didn't say; it was content to sit there, savoring the stillness of the moment.
