Not so Squished
An awesome camper brought in a cutting of milkweed last week, and on it were three monarch butterfly caterpillars, busily munching on the leaves. The camper also brought in a chrysalis, which was really cool. I have never seen one before, nor have I ever witnessed the emergence of a butterfly from the chrysalis. The ...
Everything is green! The Marcato peppers are a very nice size - all green! Shishito peppers - green. At least I can harvest them green. Another new variety is the Doe Hill pepper. They are round, and green! Remember my Arbol pepper plant that looked all gnarly? It's grown out of that phase (or the thrips have moved ...
I honestly never feel I need to say much when it comes to talking about my gazanias. The photos speak for themselves. Their behaviour is so graceful, and I would love to one day capture it in time lapse.
My no longer fruit producing Alpine strawberry plant remains on the potting table. The leaves have been yellowing, so I fertilized it a few weeks ago, and the leaf colour is slowly improving. What remained a big mystery for many weeks, maybe even over a month, has been the hole-punched leaves. I had posted a ...
The title of this post isn't directly related to the feature photo, but I couldn't resist posting the photo of the beautiful pasta dish. This morning I was craving some food from Alimentari, specifically long pasta with a simple tomato sauce. I've actually been thinking about it ever since we visited the shop for arborio ...
I loved the beauty of the Gazanias last year, so this year I seeded again (New Day mix). I usually seed in a seed starting medium, and it grows to a certain mangled looking stage and then it's almost like it freezes in time and does nothing more. Last year I seeded on February 29, ...
A few days ago I photographed the above flower buds. The tight little balls are too irresistible and cried out to be photographed. This is the Chinese Five chili plant. I love the colour of this plant, right from the start. The leaves and stem are purplish, as are the flowers. The peppers are an ...
Magical, after I almost freaked out. Standing graveside, I felt something land on my hand. As soon as I saw the size of it, my heartbeat quickened as my husband whispered, "It's a bee, don't worry." My husband's gentleness has this amazing calming effect on me, and I immediately relaxed and held my hand up ...
We have had some stinkin' hot days (in the 30s), and some cooler days (high teens) so far in June. The pak choi don't love hot weather, so the plant looks nothing like pak choi. It's already bolted and gone to flower. I've been told that cutting and frying up the flowers are still delicious, ...
The Victoria Day long weekend signifies the beginning of the outdoor gardening season. Leading up to this weekend was heavy winds and rain. My hardening off period felt rushed, but luckily we had some unseasonably hot, summer-like weather with overcast skies. This was a good thing. I started my hardening off on May 9th, and ...