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
Well, this is the second Sunday for me self-isolating, might be week one for you- but regardless, how is everyone? I hope everyone's gardens are doing well, whether they're indoors, outdoors, mental, or in Animal Crossing. (Isn't is lucky that was coming out now?) I recently had to do some heroics to de-fungus gnat a … Continue reading Sunday Open Thread 3/22/20
Lord I've let this thing grow a bit wild. This thing is pretty old at this junction- but rosemary is eternal. Here's how you can tell how old this bush is. This Rosemary was planted when this front area was covered with weed cloth and mulched. You can see the remains of the tattered cloth- … Continue reading Rosemary getting fixed up at last
The Neanderthal Gardens 