Posted on July 27, 2022July 27, 202207/27/2022 pesto progress A blender full of garden basil, olive oil, garlic, parmesan, and pine nuts.
Posted on July 27, 2022July 27, 202207/27/2022 All the basil, five varieties. The Chef has committed to pesto tonight. The green striped cushaw squash just gets noticeably bigger every day!
Posted on July 22, 2022July 22, 202207/22/2022 our first and only apple We looked at the William’s pride apple tree today and the apple was missing!! Concern. We found it on the ground. Sadly, the bottom half was rotted. I forgot that William’s pride is an early variety, so we should have picked sooner before it fell. However, we cut off the bad part and the rest was quite delicious! A nice texture and magnificent smell!! Gram was less impressed than we were.
Posted on July 22, 2022July 22, 202207/22/2022 new and complicated tomato We realized we should think about when green vernissage tomatoes were ripe. They are supposed to have green flesh so this has turned out rather complicated. These ones are good. The green between the dark green stripes has a hint of yellow and translucency. They taste nice and the flesh isn’t mealy. These ones are too soft. They are darker (I don’t think the picture shows well) and have some very soft spots. I tried one and it was bland with a mealy texture. This tomato is too soft. These green vernissage are all ripe except the very bright pale green one that has a thumbs down on it. Bonus: Briar examines the topped up jar of bisbee gray cowpeas.
Posted on July 22, 2022July 22, 202207/22/2022 more popcorn and the judgement of cats upon it I think the latest glass gem popcorn (right) was harvested at a better time. The colors are brighter and the kernels are looser. The plant stalk was completely dry as well as the ear husk. Tuqu wanted to rub her face on it. Gram was only mildly intrigued. Shackleton went under the bed to avoid responding to our survey. Briar only had eyes for Shackleton.
Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 202207/17/2022 pay attention A third mydas fly kept hovering about 6-8″ away from this mating pair. Eventually they all say down. The third one continued to stay nearby. No bugs! No phone! Only chase dog!!!
Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 202207/18/2022 The Missouri fluttermill primroses just keep going! I’m wondering if it’s that I’m giving the new Justicia pilosella behind them water? It’s usually just a cup or two. A mystery squash has emerged. The green basils are getting sunscald on their leaves, I think. The amethyst basil are shaded a bit by the mealy blue sage and look better, but also wilt more often between watering.
Posted on July 17, 2022July 17, 202207/17/2022 big butterfly A big ol Pipevine Swallowtail visited the ironweed this evening!
Posted on July 17, 2022July 17, 202207/17/2022 straw bale sampling and other afternoon torture We appear to have some potatoes in the straw bales. The Granny Smith apple is having a hard time. The leaves are turning brittle and possibly sunscalded? We are on mandatory water conservation until the city pump is fixed Monday hopefully so the most I can do is hand water it. However, this apple tree is the most westward facing so maybe it’s just having problems. Native Texas dandelion in backyard earlier.
Posted on July 17, 2022July 17, 2022Window weirdo Shackleton pants in the plant window. It’s 103 F outside. I’m going to put a thermometer in there with him. He has an entire air conditioned house and he chooses here. Update: it’s only 90F in the window, not as bad as I thought. However, the sun has also moved far enough west that it may be shadier. Anyways, still a goofy decision for a fluffy polar explorer.