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18 May 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Fyrebush aka Chuck
When we bought this house, we tore down the old fence and put up new. I didn't want to trash the old fence panels so I stored quite a bit of them in my shed and some on the outside of the shed. I knew I was going to use those fence panels for somethi...
15 May 2021 1 minute read 6 comments Fyrebush aka Chuck
Hi! This is my first post. I have only been gardening for a few years now. I've wanted to have a raised garden bed for quite a while. I finally bought one about three years ago. Man, are those things expensive, even more so now!I bought the bed you s...
14 Mar 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Phunkylady
Autumn/winter food garden guide 🌱 This time of year sees temperatures dropping and rainfall which gives many types of edibles great conditions to grow in. These weather conditions are also excellent for prepping and establishing spring crops also....
12 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments CDBeck
Usually ordering vegetable seeds in early March is not a problem. But this year I got more "Out of Stock" notices than usual. No Bragger Hybrid cucumber, no Bush Early Girl Tomato, and no eucalyptus seeds nor lemongrass seeds. Come to think of it,...
28 Feb 2021 1 minute read 2 comments CDBeck
Spring starts and stops here depending on if the polar vortex is in town or not. I've watched these early daffodils for a few weeks and now they are finally blooming. Daffodils! The cats are happy that the catnip is putting out fresh leaves. Catni...
19 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments CDBeck
Map image courtesy of BeeCounted Citizen Science In earlier posts I used my Seek Thermal Camera to show the heat coming off each of my two bee hives before and after I added insulation for the winter. So far the bees have survived the winter – they...
10 Feb 2021 1 minute read 2 comments CDBeck
Spring is coming! Buds are swelling, spring bulbs are coming up, the garlic is putting on growth. But winter’s not through yet and there’s one winter chore that still needs to be done. Pruning the neglected grape vines. Any pruning needs to be done...
4 Feb 2021 1 minute read 3 comments CDBeck
Winter keeps hanging around with a new storm system blowing through every week. While waiting for spring to spring, I go out into the yard every morning to see how my outdoor plants are doing. The outdoor succulents are surviving! I planted this gh...
3 Feb 2021 2 minute read 1 comment Bala
My wife was picking some flowers from a garden plant and she suddenly called me to show this. She was initially quite afraid to look at this but then I told her that it is harmless from distance and not to touch or disturb it. Both my mother and wife...
4 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Nadan
Hey everyone 👋 Do you know what in the above picture is? I think yes. And if you have seen it, I am sure you must have eaten it. Yeah, It's a Pomegranate. But have you ever seen its tree? If not then here it is... I am not just showing you it'...
