Out In The Garden Leigh on 21 Jul 2010
For several years now, one of my favorite plants has been Gayfeather (Liatris). It’s great for growing on the sunny side of the mulch ring around young fruit trees because bees love it. Great because the bees will then pollinate your fruit tree while they are visiting. Evidence of this bee attraction below! In mid-July [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 19 Jul 2010
Like my brother Stephen told me recently about his new garden, it’s just great shopping for groceries in your own yard! Over the last week we’ve harvested zucchini, acorn & butternut squash, plus the pretty white and green squash which came off a plant that was supposed to be an acorn squash… The bell peppers [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 17 Jul 2010
What a July! Temps in 90s…humidity about 90-thousand percent. A four inch rain last week, a five inch rain the other day… A walk outside means you are drenched in either rain or sweat or both. But things are growing like crazy. Hey! That looks like a watermelon, um, growing up the fence!
Ok, I’d seen [...]
Friends at Larrapin and Out In The Garden Leigh on 24 Jun 2010
This week has been so hot I’m filling the water dishes for the creatures every day. The calendar says June, but it feels like mid-July and has for a couple of weeks! Add that to a shoulder injury and the gardening (and blogging/typing too) have been challenging around here. But watching the variety of birds [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 10 Jun 2010
Summer is in full swing at Larrapin. I’ve been so busy digging in the dirt I started to drift away from posting! The new garden spot, despite the astounding amounts of rock we’ve dug out of each bed and that the soil is barely developed, is producing abundant collards, kale, beet greens, lettuce and [...]
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