Posted on October 24, 2021October 24, 2021Threshing and winnowing last spring’s coriander Two of our friends came over yesterday and all four of us decided to deal with the coriander we’ve saved since spring. No reason, we just hadn’t had time to do it yet. Look carefully to see pouring to let wind take away non-seed bits.
Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021Just a few pods Blue-speckled tepary beans!! So excited. I think I need to plant them in a sunnier spot next year.
Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021Lunch surprise The fluttermill primrose made two seed pods!!
Posted on October 16, 2021October 16, 2021Wet bumblebee and other things Last night, brought in dwarf tomatoes and purple and chocolate peppers since temps forecast (and did reach) into 40s. On Thursday night, before another night rain, Paula and I planted more wildflower seeds. Mom sent these Yellow Puff seeds. We scarified them by scraping their hard coats on the concrete patio. On Thursday morning, I saw this very dew-drenched bumblebee. I was hoping it might be a two spotted bumblebee but I think the yellow on its abdomen was just clumping together with the dew??
Posted on September 20, 2021September 20, 2021A second cantaloupe and more sad caterpillars/happy wasps Second Madhu Ras melon and there are more on the vine!! The “cleaner” side of one caterpillar. The more parasitized side of the caterpillar. Now two angles on a second cat. Note that the pupae have opened, because of the little can lid looking parts. Last night I sprinkled some more basil behind the cherries on the ground and also in the planter. This saguaro cactus was given to me and had been over watered, so it’s got some rot on top and near bottom. Hopefully it will recover now that I’ve put it in hot sun and just watered it once after transplanted. It should rarely get rain on it on the porch.
Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Little babies Free seed packet – chijimisai greens, another Brassica. Bok choy! Mizuna!
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!
Posted on September 1, 2021September 1, 2021New season jar Was almost full last year. Hope we get same this year. Two black swallowtail cats on carrots in front yard that survived the earwigs. The front one in focus.