While tending the seedlings last night, I finally remembered to take one of the tomato pots out, so I could actually get a picture. These are the Spoon tomatoes (from Baker Creek). I planted three seeds in each of four cups, and so far there is one that has not shown any growth at all, … Continue reading Our 2021 Garden: progress and next batch started
gourds
Morning cuteness, and a sad little gourd
Before heading outside to do my morning rounds, I spotted 3 kittens out the window... ... playing on the roof of their cat house! Of course, as soon as I went outside, they ran off, but mystery kitten stayed to spy on me. It was so funny to see her hide behind the frame, pop … Continue reading Morning cuteness, and a sad little gourd
Zero
Today, for the first time since we had produce we could harvest from the garden this summer, I collected nothing at all this morning. Normally, I would have at least collected a few sunburst squash. With the cooler temperatures, though, the many little squashes out there are growing a lot more slowly. I like to … Continue reading Zero
A different baby
The bitty, baby birdhouse gourd has getting bigger! 🙂 August 31September 2 Still a baby, but it's getting noticeably more heft to it. 🙂 Some of the other gourd plants are blooming. I wonder how big these guys would have been right now, had they not been hit by the one night of frost? The … Continue reading A different baby
Fur babies, and garden finds
Today was our day to head into the city for our monthly shop. We will be making another smaller trip, later in the month, but the big stuff is done. We normally would have done it a few days ago, but doing Costco on a weekend just didn't appeal to us! 😀 So that took … Continue reading Fur babies, and garden finds
White
I was a bit late doing my rounds, so it was starting to get a bit dark. Which made finding this, that much more dramatic! It was NOT blooming this morning! When checking the squash beds, I have been keeping an eye on the back row, trying to decide with of the surviving plants are … Continue reading White