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| Black bamboo shoot |
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| Photina |
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Sunday, March 17, 2019
03-17-2019 Sunny Sunday!
The first sunny Sunday in several weeks, flowers are showing themselves off!
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Ready for Spring! 02-16-2019
I know it has been a while but winter posting is so limited it's not really worth it!
I had promised my FB followers that, by the end of the week, the magnolia would be in full bloom and here it is in its full glory:
I do have some greens that have survived winter under a light Reemay cloth that does a pretty good job protecting from excess cold:
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| Kale (Blue Vates from a local seed company) |
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| Kale, parsley and some future cutting lettuce |
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| Leeks and onions The real excitement at this time of year is what gardeners do best, dream about what they'll want to grow in a few weeks, in summer, things like cucumbers, peppers, and tomatoes for instance. 
Every year, I grow some trusted varieties like Thessaloniki, Tamina, Indigo Apple and Cherry Roma.
Every year I also try, with various levels of success a number of varieties I have heard are great. The true test comes at the tasting time; what is great for one may not be so appreciated by me, what grows well two miles away may not like my soil/sun combination so that some of it ends up being a crap shoot but one that takes six months to get conclusive results.
Needless to say that P-A-T-I-E-N-C-E is a big part of the game!Also being able to accept that you win some and lose some others.
This afternoon I was supposed to start my tomato seeds. I like to do that on a day I can feel the sun on my shoulders while I delicately place those tiny seeds into a bed of nice, fresh, sifted compost.
Today, instead, a cold front is moving in onto a gray, wet day. I'll chose to wait another day when the sun is more generous!
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Sunday, September 30, 2018
08-30-2018 of storms and seasons.
For the first time in many years I find myself in late September without a single fruit-producing tomato plant.
What was not beat into the ground by hurricane Florence just did not survive the almost 8 inches of rain that came with it.
The "end of summer" clean-up I would start sometimes in November is now well along the way.
One surprise though came from my Magnolia Soulengeana that would normally bloom in February is now offering me some early blooms in consolation.
What was not beat into the ground by hurricane Florence just did not survive the almost 8 inches of rain that came with it.
The "end of summer" clean-up I would start sometimes in November is now well along the way.
One surprise though came from my Magnolia Soulengeana that would normally bloom in February is now offering me some early blooms in consolation.
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