On the Road
I’m taking a short break while on the road driving Z to BYU Idaho. Today we checked out the botany section of the David O. McKay Library. It was decent, not huge, but I could have been happy there for a few hours browsing the plant books. Z says there he doesn’t need libraries, he’s got the internet. Continue reading On the Road
Grow a Fall Veggie Garden
Keep the fresh vegetables on the table this October with a late summer planting of cool season crops. Now is the time to get the last of those seeds in the ground and extend your food production over the next few months. With our warm temperatures this month, seeds will germinate quickly. The optimum temperature for seeds to sprout is usually between 65 and 75 … Continue reading Grow a Fall Veggie Garden
Squirrels Like Cherries!
I spied this tree squirrel in my cherry tree this summer and was glad that the fruit way up at the top was getting harvested. There weren’t very many cherries and they were really sour, so I was okay with this visitor. But, squirrels can be a nuisance, especially when they empty birdfeeders in one afternoon. Here is a website, http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/tree_squirrels.html, that has all you ever … Continue reading Squirrels Like Cherries!
Rose Hips
I recently had a friend ask me, ‘what can I do with rose hips?’ so I thought I would do a little digging and find some answers. Seeds make plants. Plants make flowers. Flowers make fruit. Fruit makes seeds. It’s a never-ending cycle. Rose hips are simply the fruit, or the seedpod of the rose plant. They are produced after the flower dies and often … Continue reading Rose Hips
Tomatoes!
When I planted my diminutive tomato friends, they fit so well in their own little corner of the garden. Now they have reached unimaginable proportions. Going up and over into the tidy beds of lettuce and invading the corner carrot patch. But, since they are the heart of the garden, they can run where they want and have their way with the gardener (me). Who can … Continue reading Tomatoes!
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