Bored yet?
I’ve been a bit of a shutter-bug today, but I’ll only bore you with a few more garden shots. Here’s a picture of the biggest bee I’ve ever seen in my life: The picture doesn’t do him justice, but he had to be an inch …
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Garden Variety
These two rogue poppies have just started blooming in the garden. I think they must either be the original varieties that were combined to make the Bombast Rose Poppies that I planted, or that some different seeds got mixed in with the package. They’re both …
Slime Mould
Thanks to Phelan, the mystery of yesterday’s garden discovery has been solved. It’s slime mould, which is now officially one of the coolest things I’ve ever heard of. Listen to this: “It has been observed that they can find their way through mazes by spreading …
What a fun-gi!
Does anyone have any idea at all what this might be?! It sprouted up in the garden tonight, and I mean that literally. When I first discovered it, it was about 1/4 of an inch away from the top of the wooden stick, and by …
Ladybug Love
I spotted these two getting to know each other in the Three Sisters plot today. Yay! My garden could use some more aphid eaters. The Chandler blueberries are getting close!
Raspberries and Livestock
I’m trying out a new method of supporting the raspberry/blackberry bushes that I read about in The Good Life. I spent the morning clearing out the old canes and tying the new ones onto bamboo stakes (several canes per stake) using velcro plant tie tape …
Peas and Blueberry Banana Bread
I’ve had a pretty productive day so far. After hanging the laundry to dry, I finally got around to picking, blanching, and freezing a batch each of peas and yellow beans. It’s always a little disappointing to discover that the huge bowl of pods you …
