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Mite-y Rose
I was in the garden yesterday with a friend and got inspired (read: shamed into) to doing some deadheading today…
Del’s Tomatoes
I put in the tomatoes from my friend, Del, this morning. I ran out of potting soil and had to…
Pests and Hope
I went out this morning for my regular Wednesday Miracle-Gro application and took a more careful look at the garden.…
O Hail No
Just when you think everything is going great…. Saturday about 8pm we had a terrible storm kick up. It put…
Roses in full bloom!
The roses are some kind of gorgeous this week! I got back from a short road trip with my friend,…
Beans in
I finally received the beans from that guy I found online. The garden was sopping wet near the bean trellis…
Blast!
I’m pretty sure my tomatoes have Septoria Leaf Spot. Arg. The Roma tomatoes seem to have it the worst, and…
Irises, Roses, and Azaleas — Oh My!
I was away for a week, and when I got home the garden was full of blossoms (and weeds —…
Legitimate leaves! Day 15
It’s been a few days since I’ve looked at my tomato seedlings, and I’m excited to see that so many…
Tomato seedlings – Day 6
Hooray! Most of my tomatoes have sprouted! The Italian Roma has not sprouted any, but all the others have at…
Tomatoes planted
After last year’s disaster, I decided to try again growing my own tomatoes from seed. This year I’ve planted six…