Trellising Cucumbers
If you've ever considered trellising your cucumbers, I can only instruct you in my own enthusiasm and say, "Go for it!" We so wish we had done t
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Happy 4th of July!
Posted on July 3, 2009 by Dee
Wishing You & Your Families a Very Safe & Happy 4th of July! :)
Trellising Cucumbers
Posted on July 3, 2009 by Dee
If you've ever considered trellising your cucumbers, I can only instruct you in my own enthusiasm and say, "Go for it!" We so wish we had done this years before. We love, love, love our cucumbers trellised. It's the handiest thing to be able to pick them without have to stoop over all the
2009 Monthly Garden Photos
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Dee
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Huge Leaf Plant – update Mel found what it is: Velvetleaf, Abutilon theophrasti
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Dee
This here is a huge leafed plant, okay it's a weed. But I would love to know what type of plant it is. I've posted it a few times on my flickr album and asked if anyone knows what it is, but apparently if they do, they're not telling... lol Anyway, the reason this plant fascinates me is because
7-2009 sky photos
Posted on July 1, 2009 by Dee
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Gotta Love the curious furbabes
Posted on July 1, 2009 by Dee
My camera is a nightmare to to try and get a decent picture when the sun is in the west (and low light especially indoors). Anyway, I decided to take some individual pictures of some of the squash. I moved the squash around the porch and took a ton of pictures that turned out cruddy... then I s
2009 Monthly Garden Photos
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Huge Leaf Plant – update Mel found what it is: Velvetleaf, Abutilon theophrasti
This here is a huge leafed plant, okay it's a weed. But I would love to know what type of plant it is. I've posted it a few times on my flickr album
7-2009 sky photos
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Gotta Love the curious furbabes
My camera is a nightmare to to try and get a decent picture when the sun is in the west (and low light especially indoors). Anyway, I decided to take
Baked 8 Ball Squash
Baked 8 Ball Squash I baked & stuffed my 8 ball squash last night. It was quite yummy. Here's how I did it. I washed the squash and cut it i
1st taste of white scallop squash
Last evening, We tried fried white scallop squash for the first time. We also cooked crookneck squash to compare the taste with. The white scallo
The Squash Vine Borer hasn’t Squashed My Hopes Just yet
I've had several squash plants murdered by the Evil Demon Squash Vine Borer. Unfortunately, there isn't too many options to control the demon
Good Garden Bugs – Ladybug, DragonFly, Praying Mantis
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Good Garden Bugs – Firefly, Soldier Beetle, RobberFly
Firefly - Lightning Bug Most Lightning Bug larvae feed on other insect larvae, snails and slugs. -------------------------------------------------
Bad Garden Bugs – squash vine borer – squash bug- potato beetle – flea beetle
squash vine borer As I understand it, there's 5 stages in the life of this demon bug. Here's 3 of the stages that I've recognized in my garden: e
Bad Garden Bugs – bean beetles – corn aphids – tobacco/tomato/potato hornworm
bean beetles These hard to control beetles can thoroughly turn a bean patch into a crop of lacy death. The beetles are too fast for much chance
Inexspensive Miniature greenhouse
I made a small greenhouse and it didn't cost me a dime. I made it out of things I had around the house. I'm a packrat by nature, but now in these more
6-2009 sky photos
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5-2009 sky photos
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4-2009 sky photos
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3-2009 sky photos
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2-2009 sky photos
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1-2009 sky photos
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