The strawberry plants I bought for BG look like they are going to put on another round of strawberries now that we are starting to cool off again. She only got maybe half a dozen the first round, so she is really excited to see a berry again. It was a fun experiment that I'm… Continue reading Strawberries Round Two
Tag: In The Garden
Lemon Tree Progress
Remember all those lemon trees I sprouted last year? I'm slowly but surely getting mini-trees out of them. I am down to only 5 of the original 14 or so that sprouted. I had a couple of pots that the plants just refused to grow in and others that just never got healthy. Of those… Continue reading Lemon Tree Progress
Strawberry Season
The strawberry plants I bought for BG are putting on berries. She's been able to pick probably a half dozen or so. Just enough for everyone to have a taste and for her to have a treat here and there. Three plants won't be enough to have a large batch, but she has been having… Continue reading Strawberry Season
Dianthus
I still have to get these and my lavender in the ground. That is my goal for the day and hopefully the ground isn't too wet. The one issue is that I have to be careful where I plant my lavender because I can't actually be around it for any length of time or it… Continue reading Dianthus
Pale Purple Iris
This particular iris is interesting because I have two that are near each other and almost the same color, except this one is a little bit paler. The other one's color is more even and doesn't lean towards white on the lower petals. The differences are extremely subtle and you wouldn't notice them unless you… Continue reading Pale Purple Iris
Horrors of Mint
Years ago, and I'm talking maybe 10, I stupidly thought I wanted some herbs. I planted some chamomile, basil, lavender, sage and... mint. The lavender came up and did okay the first year, but it just struggled the whole time and never came back. The basil was wonderful, but isn't one that apparently comes back… Continue reading Horrors of Mint
TJ Fox: Sharing the Experience 