It's not just Strawberries I'm rapidly getting too much of- but the other lovely berries in my hand will have to wait for their own post. But the strawberries are multiplying rapidly. This delightful specimen is a Gasana strawberry that was a gift from my boyfriend. It's been blooming like crazy, and is poised to … Continue reading Strawberry fields forever part 2
I have a problem when it comes to strawberries. One plant is never enough. I have several types scattered about- and recently received a beautiful Gasana strawberry as a gift from my boyfriend. (ornamental AND edible- pink flowers, right up my alley as far as a new to me variety of berry goes) I like … Continue reading Strawberry fields forever part 1
One of my favorite garden dark horses this year has to be my salsify plant going hog wild next to my tomatoes. Not only is it supposedly delicious- but it has the best flowers. I'd heard it spread easily and that getting seeds to sow was a cinch- but since half the plants died over … Continue reading Saving salsify seeds
I put one 4 inch squash plant in a large plastic grow pot earlier this spring. Oh my. I'm getting nearly a squash a day or every other day now, which is a really glorious situation to find oneself in. But we're approaching the zucchini event horizon- when the plant gets mega-unwieldy very quickly and … Continue reading A Zucchini tree in the making
I keep laying down the ladybug law in my garden and it's starting to bear fruit. Well, more larvae then fruit. Sometimes plants that don't look obviously aphidy can also have a small or large infestation. My sage in terracotta that's right below the hanging tomato basket has been lousy with ladybug larvae- a sign … Continue reading Operation airlift
