Ok, the title may be a little excessive. Our first cantaloupe was harvested the other day. I was checking the garden, and one of the smaller mellons was considerably more orange/yellow than a few days before. About all I know about cantaloupe harvesting is they “slip”, or detach from the vine, when they are ripe. This one was still attached to the… Read more →
Author: JasonBx
Cantaloupe Hammocks!
It has been a while since we have posted a garden update. After a very slow start, the garden did finally take off this year. The pumpkin plant is working on spreading in every direction, as is the cantaloupe. Most of the tomatoes are doing well also. We have a strange dichotomy of success in our garden endeavors this year. The… Read more →
First 2011 tomato harvested — Stupice Tomato
The very long cold spring greatly delayed our garden this year. The best growing item we have had was the volunteer sunflowers that we weren’t planning to have. The first ripe tomato of the season was ready almost the end of July. My first impression of the little Stupice Tomato is that it has a bit of a sweet flavor… Read more →
Jason’s 2010 nemesis, Field Bindweed or Morning Glory
I have a deep hatred of this plant. It is nearly impossible to get rid of. The seeds stay viable for decades, it also spreads underground, and it wants to take over my lawn and garden! I wouldn’t mind so much if it were a hidden innocuous plant. But it insists on climbing everything it can, then dying and leaving… Read more →
What is a weed?
Interesting conversation on weeds I found here: What is a weed? It generally sums up my view–weeds are what you make them. When I first bought the current house I had a funny weed in the sad back lawn area I kept mowing over. Eventually I realized it was a small rhubarb plant and moved it. From weed to food source… Read more →
Pothole Gardening
This guy has come up with an interesting project, planting flowers in potholes to highlight the mess the local streets are in, as well as brighten up his suroundings. He has become quite creative with it over the year, and I applaud his efforts. I have seen many an empty corner or lot and thought someone should put it to… Read more →