Ruby Red

Ruby Red

Pacific Northwest
Previously traveled the world. Never stayed anywhere long enough to have a real garden. Now adventuring in my garden in the Pacific Northwest. Come along!
Jan
27
Mt. Angeles under a blanket of snow. Friday, January 7, 2022 at 9:06 AM. Photo by B&G

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.
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Jan
01
hello january

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.
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Nov
28
Sprouted garlic with healthy roots. November 16, 2022. Photo by B&G

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.
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Nov
23
Cattle panel/bamboo bean trellis. Summer 2022. Photo by B&G

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.
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Nov
15
Brad's Atomic Cherry Tomatoes. Summer 2022. Photo by B&G

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.
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Nov
11
Eagle nest in the cottonwood tree during the first snow of the season. Nov 8, 2022 at 9:14 AM. Photo by B&G

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.
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Nov
01
hello, november

hello, november

Every gardening year is an opportunity to start fresh, a chance to do over. There is no time for regrets.
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Oct
18
pink bumblebees, perfect combination of look and taste

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.
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Oct
12
Lucky Tiger Tomato. Summer 2022. Photo by B&G

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.
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Oct
11
Great Blue Heron at the Nearshore and Estuarine Restoration Site, 3 Crabs, Sequim, WA. October 9, 2022. Photo by B&G.

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.
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