The few apples holding onto my young trees have been stolen by the squirrels or whatever else thought they were tasty enough to pick before they were ready. I’m not very sad because I know that next year we will have many more and I’ll be taking more precautions to protect the trees and the … Read more
I had the kids pull the garlic from the yard today. There are different varieties, so some of the heads are big and some are small. They look great and I’m going to save the biggest heads to replant in the fall. I also started taking down the pea plants and saving the last peas … Read more
It doesn’t look like there is much planted in there now, but those tiny plants are going to fill in all that space real soon. I’ve planted various kinds of peppers, nasturtiums, cabbage, escarole, strawberry spinach, kohlrabi, radishes and a couple of marigolds in the keyhole this spring. I’ve already got a volunteer squash or … Read more
Silly me, I thought it was because they loved my kale, which I planted last summer and is currently in full bloom. Turns out that these Red Admiral butterflies are all over Ocean County, NJ today and even making headlines because of it: Butterflies Fluttering By: Red Admirals "Irrupting” All Over The Place “The sudden … Read more
It’s over 80* out in New Jersey today and tomorrow. I put the sprinklers on for the first time today. Though it will get colder near the end of the week, I am taking the chance and planting cucumber seeds today. My friend Angela came over for coffee and I coaxed her out to the … Read more
Husband wanted to stop at Lowes today while our boy was in school. No argument from me! A-girl and I took a stroll through the Garden department while he ran some fix-it errands inside. I picked up and planted a Peony and 3 Begonias today. I went so far as to dig the hole and … Read more
My apple trees are just about to bloom! The granny smith AND the crimson gala both have buds. Whew! Last year they didn’t bloom at the same time, with the flowers actually opening up a few weeks apart. Looks like they will be good pollinators after all. I planted some radishes, a few lettuce and … Read more
[su_row][su_column size=”3/5″ center=”no” class=””] I started my first seeds of 2012 tonight in my aerogarden garden starter tray. I few golden acre and flat Dutch cabbages, a few snowball cauliflower and some giant escarole. This week I will make some newspaper pots and start some more cold weather seeds in the unheated greenhouse in the … Read more