The moon is in the right phase for planting up to the 10th according to my Farmer's Almanac, so I had to get a bit done over the weekend. DH has set up a grow light for me in the basement, and donated some of his workbench space there so I can once again make …
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Early September Garden and Oklawaha Greenway Walk
It has finally cooled down to a reasonable low 80s during the day, so DH and I can get back to doing some hiking. This weekend, he wanted to explore the Oklawaha Greenway that runs through Hendersonville. This isn't hiking, just walking, but it was close and we could get some fresh air and exercise. …
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August in the Garden
Every time I say something about the garden, it conspires to prove me wrong. In July, I said that I planted the johnny jump ups too late to get any flowers. Then not a week later, here they come. I really cannot complain as I love their sweet flower faces. More little tiny buds are …
July in the Garden
Wow, after all the holiday posts, it is nice to get back to the garden for a bit. The weather did cooperate for me, giving me lots of cool and rainy days to post about Christmas ideas, then turning back to warmer and sunny for getting back to the present. Unfortunately it is now maddeningly …
An Interlude on the Veranda
The flowering season continues, and as we head into a holiday weekend, many more blooms have shown their faces. There were several weekend mornings over the past month where I took my study materials out to the veranda on a cool morning with a hot cup of coffee. Quiet and peaceful, birds chirping and enjoying …
Garden Blooms May
I have had so much to post about that I haven't been able to get back to updating the garden. The fairies have settled in permanently, and I found another door in the kitchen. The weather finally has turned warm to stay, so the landscape has turned verdant green. There are still some flowers in …
Early April in the Garden
April is warm, and sunny, and I am really antsy to get into the garden. But, I know better. The prediction for the next few days is to have overnight lows in the 20s! The last frost date is still a week away, and I am not going to pick up my annuals until next …
March In The Garden
A warm spell made it possible to get out and do some clean up in the garden for the last two weekends. It is still too soon to plant any annuals as our last frost date is mid-April. I did call the garden center and reserve my usual flat of torenias, and I'll pick them …
Later in the Garden
This year the garden has been a bit disappointing. The flowers did well, but my crops were really mostly failures. The heirloom tomato finally gave me a few scrawny tomatoes, wonderful to eat, but so small. Yet the marigolds were prolific. At least the marigolds kept the bugs off the tomatoes. This pot is huge, …
September in the Garden, the Deer Visit
Temperatures cooling off last week have ended the flowering of some of the plants. All the veggies are done, what little I got from them. I picked up another soil test at the Fair, so I'll be doing another one to see if something has changed that might explain the lack of produce. The plants …
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