This week I am digging this cayenne pepper plant. I cannot believe how many peppers are on this one plant. Here are some of them. I counted at least 18 still on and I’ve picked 5…
I’d love to do a full post one of these days on garden style. Is garden style something that is particular to an individual gardener? Can a gardener have more than one “signature style”? I’m inclined…
Greetings! How is your garden faring? Due to the warm weather we are still experiencing (yay!), the veggie plants are still going. Anything that was already on the vine is getting a chance to reach its…
I actually painted my garden tools this year! It was on my September garden plan. But in truth, it’s on my radar every year. That’s because I keep skipping this task and it rolls over to…
Today is the day! The autumnal equinox. Did you know that the word “equinox” comes from two Latin words meaning “equal night”? Today, the length of sunlight and darkness is roughly 12 hours each for most…
While I am whole-heartedly a summer person and hate to see it go each year, I do love the fall decorations. Such nice warm colors and all those textures! This week I’m digging the changes I’ve…
I mean literally, counting beans. I’ve expanded my bean growing this year and the plants have done really well. Probably my best crop this year, in fact. The beans that I’ve harvested, I’m going to dry…
It’s not a Thoughtful Thursday this week, simply because my posting schedule has gotten off track. What I do have, is a list of the things I plan to do in my Zone 6 garden this…
I am starting to see signs of autumn. Leaves are just starting to turn around here, just a few. It has seemed to me that in recent years many people consider fall to be here when…
So…it has been a while since I’ve done much meaningful reading. Summer is for the garden. That said, I’d like to get back to thoughtful thursdays and the tao te ching. I’m up to chapter 12.…
