Posted in Garden on Jul 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
Rainy days have made it hard to work outside, so I’ve been turning to my bookshelves.
I’ve been working my way through “Teaming with Microbes” by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis. I enjoyed the descriptions of bacteria, fungi, bugs and other creatures that live in the soil. Now I’m at the part where they’re telling me how to count my soil organisms, which sounds like fun but I don’t see myself having time to do it.
So … continued »
Posted in Landscape, Garden on Jul 17th, 2008 1 Comment »
I was looking for something to do outside this week with the baby and we found ourselves wandering around at R. Seawright Gardens in Carlisle, Mass. It’s a farm that grows daylilies and hostas in a big field. You walk around with a price list and pick out the flowers you like and the employees dig them up for you. I wasn’t shopping this time. I just went because July is when most of … continued »
Posted in Garden on Jul 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
My hot peppers looked a little dry yesterday so this morning I watered them.
Now they look happy.
These are the jalapenos, which are the furthest along. My cherry tomatoes are just forming and there are blossoms on the poblanos.
Considering the grocery stores are predicted to face shortages of jalapenos because of the salmonella scare in imported Mexican produce, I’m glad my little crop is doing … continued »
Posted in Garden on Jul 10th, 2008 1 Comment »
How exactly does that work? You just sprinkle human hair on the plants? Thanks for explaining further.Dagny
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Hi, Dagny!
Yes, I just sprinkled human hair in the garden. I aimed for the soil around the plants, rather than the plants themselves, but you know how hair is. I used the tiny clippings left over from when my husband trims his beard and when we cut his hair with electric clippers. I just … continued »
Posted in Landscape, Garden, Lawn on Jul 9th, 2008 No Comments »
So much is going on. First, isn’t it great we’ve had so much rain this summer? My lawn is still (somewhat) green and I haven’t even thought about dragging out the sprinkler. Usually by this time of year everything is crispy and dry.
A few weeks ago I wrote about the weeds that are taking over my flower gardens and how I’m not even going to try to keep up. Here’s a visual:
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