Not so Squished
This is a photo of my original Kangaroo Paw fern. I bought it last summer. When I first saw it, I was impressed because the one I saw was massive, but I knew it was way too big for my space. When I say massive, I can honestly say that it was about the size ...
Although it is like living in a greenhouse (because we haven't had air conditioning since returning from our holidays), most of the plants (indoors and out) are soaking in this heat and humidity. I've only had about four casualties within the indoor group, and no deaths or injuries to the outdoor group. Speaking of my ...
In the past, I've provided updates from the moment I seed, so obviously I have some catching up to do. Something I struggled with last year and again this year is figuring out the optimal time to start seeding (based on my previous successes and failures). It's difficult to keep all the details straight in ...
On a walk down Roncy with a friend, I had discovered this jem of a flower shop called Willem & Jools. I had purchased a beautiful calathea (prayer plant). So when hubs and I were invited to a housewarming, I immediately thought of this shop. Unfortunately they no longer carried the calathea, but I found ...
It's not news that The King (desert king fig tree) is getting too tall for us to easily bring into our garage for the winter. It has grown approximately four feet taller this year, but there is a significant gap between the first junction of branches, and the new growth - 22-inches of space! I managed ...
Yep, that's my garden. The forecast for this week is upper 20s, but of course we can't have one predicted dry week. There's rain in the forecast, but at least today is gorgeous. You can imagine how delighted I was to find this happening in my pepper patch! This is definitely a new development. This is ...
It's almost mid-August, and the days are noticeably getting shorter. Yes, it's kind of depressing. We've had some short stretches of hot days, but compared to last summer, it hasn't been a hot summer. It's definitely been a much wetter summer than last year. Combine this with me starting my seeding a month later than ...
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.
Unlike bees, I am terribly afraid of wasps. Don't you agree that they have a very menacing look, like they are deliberately out to taunt and terrify? That's what I see. Wasps keep me out of my own garden, and I notice them in the mid-late afternoons when the sun is out and my garden ...