A friend gave us some of her baby partridge peas in the spring and they are growing up and blooming! This species is an annual so hopefully they will come back.
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We had a lot of germination of Indigofera miniata this spring and around five individuals have survived to planting size and then nibbling by yard bunnies (one even grew back!).
Continue reading “07/03/2024 scarlet pea success!”06/25/2024 bean time
We put out the summer beans and okra a bit late but the beans are sprouting! (I forgot to look at the okra and I’m not going back out in this heat.)
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Two beautiful but subtle flowers are blooming now including the mysterious Late Figwort!
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The Chef and Paula have been really outdoing themselves lately.
Continue reading “06/11/2024 and 06/10/2024 recent dinners”06/11/2024 cabbage invasion
Paula chose to harvest our two red cabbages this evening. the little one weighs 227 grams and the big one weighs 480 grams.
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More leaves, new flowers!
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I’m taking today and tomorrow off so I hope I can look around the garden a little more.
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Most cilantro in our yard is blooming now, attracting excellent little pollinators and parasitic wasps. The few remaining ones we used this evening on an Indian curry made by the Chef.
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As hoped, we got them seeded before rain. They’ve now had several inches of rain to support their summer growth!
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