Posted on November 16, 2021November 16, 2021Their job is photosynthesis High of 77 F forecast today so all the front door indoor plants are having a porch day!
Posted on November 14, 2021November 14, 2021Peppers in the air Purple beauty bell pepper in top planter and chocolate bell pepper in bottom planter. The Chef kindly hung the planters for me. A broader view, with a dwarf tomato below. The right side of the doorway had the other dwarf tomato, an extra purple beauty bell pepper, and the basil, along with my hat and some gardening tools in a basket.
Posted on November 13, 2021November 13, 2021Pepper frost rescue Paula rescued all the remaining produce last night before our first frost. This poblano is so grateful! These ones seem less impressed.
Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2021Hanging planters by front door Marking where to drill the holes. Eventually I will put peppers in them.
Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021Tuesday evening A milkweed beetle!! Very exciting! It’s sitting on a tepary bean though, silly friend. Salvia greggii are doing amazing right now. “landlocked gumbo” says the Chef. Okra, mini bell pepper, tam jalapeƱo pepper, and moss curled parsley all from garden.
Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021Home for the weekend Since the days are still warm, I’m bringing the basil and peppers and sometimes if I have time, the tomatoes (but I was rushing this morning) out for maximum sunshine. Another tiny spider on the outside work bench!
Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021Struggling seedling The lone seedling of my second bell pepper type, the Chocolate Bell, has been stuck inside its seed coat for a while now. I’ve been trying to loosen the seed coat without tearing the top of the plant off, and today between a new growth there and my gently teasing it off, the baby pepper plant is free!
Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021Window babies Chijimisai greens are not frost hardy so they will live indoors and the bok choy (smaller pot) is just small and cute š¤£ We put half the Roman chamomile outside to get bigger and half here to get bigger before going outside. In the back is a chocolate bell pepper that has sprouted but not pushed the seed coat off its seed leaves.
Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021Afternoon harvest and repotting Buckwheat is blooming. Peruvian ground cherries are having a few potential fruits! Paula and I repotted all the winter babies. More babies. The Missouri Yellow Watermelon weighs almost 12 lbs! It’s so ripe that when I started to slice, it cracked open more on its own. It was very tasty and sweet and crisp. In the evening, I sliced some peppers for freezing. Green ones are jalapeƱos from our garden and red ones are serranos from a friend. I made a small batch of salsa verde. Too little to can, so I froze it.
Posted on September 6, 2021September 7, 2021Holiday Sunday An outdoor dinner. Garden basil and oregano. Moved the chives and garlic chives that Judy gave me last year. Maybe they’ll like this spot better. Uzbek golden, little, and New Kuroda carrots. Gram helps me get seeds out. Fall seeds planted of cabbage, mizuna, greens, and cauliflower. Tomatoes and peppers for overwintering. And a few pots of Roman chamomile for the front yard ground cover. This is where I shall attempt peppers and tomatoes over the winter. This goldenrod was already here and is doing very nicely. A giant 1″+ horsefly on a backyard window sill. Never going outside again. I lied. Outside again. Chiltepin peppers. Frostweed doing alright after it died back earlier in summer. A little spider got this Eastern Tailed-Blue on the englemann daisy. Texas mallow blooming! The non native clematis. I’ll clean it out over the winter. Okra flower A bumblebee on the okra!