Well, I may not have the usual over supply of zucchini this year. The plants were producing just fine, then we got this:
I really quick Web search makes me think that the rain might have something to do with it. It could also be some sort of nutrient deficiency in the soil, but there are [...]
Here’s a comment I’m pulling up so we don’t miss it:
Sheila K said:
I read that fellow’s article as well and am trying to understand what Lucerne Hay is and where I might get some. I found a timothy mix from Agway in Hampton Falls, but don’t know enough about the product to decide if what I [...]
This week’s Yard Dirt column was about mowing the lawn.
“Motherhood makes everything beautiful, even weeds”
I’m happy to report that the second lawn mowing of the year was still a good time. The lawn is looking so good I had to take a picture.
Considering I haven’t fertilized and the weeds are spreading rapidly, this certainly won’t [...]
I couldn’t resist. We were at a garden store last weekend and I bought some herbs and veggies on impulse. It’s too early to plant, so I put them out on the deck every day and bring them in at night.
Here’s the haul (with my Mother’s Day flowers in the background).
My favorite finds are pineapple [...]
In my column this week, I wrote about the clover I planted in my lawn last year (and also my unfortunate habit of spying on my neighbors’ lawns).
It’s Spring: Time to get in the game and check out the competition
It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who likes clover.
Here’s a comment posted to [...]
On Sunday I wrote about how nothing is happening yet in my garden:
“Yard Dirt: Backyard garden off to a slow, and messy, start”
Well, the seedlings have finally poked through. Here’s the leaf lettuce.
The lawn is waking up, too. Hooray for April showers and April sun!
What a gorgeous day this turned out to be!!
I woke up at 6 a.m. with the baby and we listened to the rain. It was a good, steady garden-friendly rain, and it felt so cozy to be inside and awake when most people are sleeping.
The forecast called for raw, rainy weather all day so I [...]
It was nice outside today and, though I couldn’t garden with the baby in my hands, I could take pictures.
Here is a nibbled crocus beside one that somehow survived (and that randomly came up purple from a bag of orange crocuses — maybe the rabbits don’t like the purple ones?).
The early daffodils …
And the dormant [...]
Grrrr!
Something has been eating my crocuses. They were coming up so nicely. Many of them had bloomed, and many were on their way. Now they are just little green stumps.
I suspect rabbits, though I haven’t seen any yet this year. Whatever it is, it looks like we’re going to have a tough year for gardening.
This week’s column, “Awakening to the possibilities for balancing baby, garden care,” about my baby’s first nap in the garage, can be found here.
Also, I forgot to post a link to the column from two weeks ago, “Baby it’s cold outside, but let the planting begin.”
I hate to miss a Sunday for yard work, but [...]
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