Variegated Fritillary Butterfly (Euptoieta claudia) on the TickseedTuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
More Rain
We got another 0.8" early this morning.
This at least means that we don't have to worry about our lawn dying off...
This at least means that we don't have to worry about our lawn dying off...
A note about Wildflowers:
You have to be lazy.
No, seriously, be lazy. Most of them look like weeds until they bloom (see Corn Poppy). Thus, obviously, the only way you'll ever see them bloom is if you're lazy and refuse to pull them out until they bloom.
Also, some of them (see Scarlet Sage) come back from the same plant every year so you can't just pull out the dead plants--it requires that you cut them to the ground instead (actually I believe Wild Seed Farms suggest you just mow over them or use a weed whacker on them). Unfortunately for us, the area where the wildflowers are planted doesn't exactly have a lot of dirt holding all the root systems in place, so I have to go out and cut all the dead plants by hand.
No, seriously, be lazy. Most of them look like weeds until they bloom (see Corn Poppy). Thus, obviously, the only way you'll ever see them bloom is if you're lazy and refuse to pull them out until they bloom.
Also, some of them (see Scarlet Sage) come back from the same plant every year so you can't just pull out the dead plants--it requires that you cut them to the ground instead (actually I believe Wild Seed Farms suggest you just mow over them or use a weed whacker on them). Unfortunately for us, the area where the wildflowers are planted doesn't exactly have a lot of dirt holding all the root systems in place, so I have to go out and cut all the dead plants by hand.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Watering before the Rain
Normally I try to wait for the rain to come so I don't have to water my plants. The problem is, the predictions for rain can be totally off.
I had been trying to wait until it rained, but yesterday my plants were starting to look a little peaked, so I watered them using the water in the rain barrel.
Then, at about 9pm it started raining. hard. it even hailed a tiny bit.
Ultimately we got about 1.5" of rain in about an hour.
Well, at least my rain barrel is full again.
I had been trying to wait until it rained, but yesterday my plants were starting to look a little peaked, so I watered them using the water in the rain barrel.
Then, at about 9pm it started raining. hard. it even hailed a tiny bit.
Ultimately we got about 1.5" of rain in about an hour.
Well, at least my rain barrel is full again.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
And Yet MORE Flowers
Blue Cornflower
And, not really a flower, but I just couldn't help but notice how BLUE the sky looked, so I had to take a picture:
Red Tip Photina
And, not really a flower, but I just couldn't help but notice how BLUE the sky looked, so I had to take a picture:
Red Tip Photina
Friday, April 11, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
For the few of you...
who actually read this blog...I had to turn on word verification because i was getting inordinate amounts of comment spam...and I don't know why it was only on this blog...
interesting, no?
interesting, no?
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
April 8th
The day I transplant 8 pepper plants, and 6 tomato plants. Also the day I plant 4 grapefruit seeds in a plastic throwaway pot to see if they start little grapefruit trees.
April 9th is the day that my watermelon/cantaloupe seeds started showing by the water meter.
April 9th is the day that my watermelon/cantaloupe seeds started showing by the water meter.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Plants
I brought home my plants from work (or at least the ones I'm for sure planting).
It's so sad, my little tomato plants look just so tiny compared to the one I bought yesterday...
It's so sad, my little tomato plants look just so tiny compared to the one I bought yesterday...
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