Day One. So. The front of my garden that houses my shade veggies is a bit of a mess. This fabric bed which was mostly an experiment in seeing what could grow in a shade patch was largely a success. It proved that quite a lot could grow in the shade. Arugula for one, also … Continue reading The three day saga of putting in a new bed, or, I am very very tired
As I was hard at work constructing the new bed that isn't ready yet- I noticed a gorgeous green aphid climbing on my new metal construct. Time to see if the ladybug lures work! It's a little tablet filled with pheromones and if you sort of cut it and hang it on a branch it'll … Continue reading Ladybug bonanza
So buddy aloe has been happy as a clam in his nice terra-cotta pot on the workbench, out of the sun and rain. How happy? He's had a couple of babies. Now I got him because he had the beginning of pups, and I wanted to double or triple my fun, but his babies have … Continue reading Buddy Aloe has a baby
Slowly but surely I've been treating all my houseplants with ground up B.t. to eliminate my minor but very annoying fungus gnat problem. I thought I was mostly done- until I jostled my potted sansevieria starfish and a bajillion bugs flew out. As this was late at night my incredibly grown up reaction was to … Continue reading The indoor garden: de-gnating a snake plant
So, in a nice bit of news- my father fixed the string trimmer. So I got to work. I went around munching on the wild miner's lettuce before it got whacked- which was a tasty treat. Some of the more beneficial bugs really liked everything getting trimmed back. Why hello there little lady, I hope … Continue reading Weed whacking for dummies- by a dummy
