The Reference Shelf Leigh on 22 Jul 2010
My Grandmother always said time speeds up dramatically as you get older. But I confess, I thought she meant when I got HER age, not mine now! Wrong. Time is going so fast my head spins. But come to think about it….I guess I could have grandkids, pretty respectably, at my age. Dang, that’s sobering…. [...]
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 [...]
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