Seed Starting 2026

I've been working on my garden a bit. I just planted a few tomato seeds. This year I plan to have three varieties of tomatoes. I started two of them on 2/14/26. The varieties I planted are both my favorites, Sun Gold and Red Snapper. I have another variety I will plant for a late … Continue reading Seed Starting 2026

Working On Wildflower Patch Again

Ok last week I posted where I had burned my wildflower patch to get rid of the weeds... Burning The Weeds Post Well this week I'm back working on the patch some more. I've collected a few seeds from the flowers back in the fall and I tossed them out on the burnt patch ahead … Continue reading Working On Wildflower Patch Again

Burn The Weeds

I've been saying for a while I was going to burn my wildflower patch to get rid of some weeds. It has been very dry and windy around here so I've held off. With the melting of the ice the ground was pretty wet plus I dug a nice line around my patch to keep … Continue reading Burn The Weeds

Backyard Wildflower Patch

I'm later this week on getting a post done. We were on vacation last week then busy since we got back home. I plan on getting through my photos from vacation and posting them next week. For this week's post I'm going to post some pictures I just took on a walk around my garden. … Continue reading Backyard Wildflower Patch

Butterfly Photos

I mentioned in my post here I was headed to take some pictures when I stopped in the flowerbed to take a few there. I was headed to my garden to try to get pictures of Hummingbirds again. I saw some but did not get a picture. Below are a few photos I did get … Continue reading Butterfly Photos

Flower Photos…

Photos From My Garden

Fall Garden Update

I planted a fall garden a few weeks ago. I feel like right now this garden is a "miss" Here's what's working and what's not: The Bad -I started some broccoli plants from seed. I went ahead and planted them out even though they are very stunted. I might go pick up some plants from … Continue reading Fall Garden Update

Another Fall Garden Check

Let's look at my cover crops I've mentioned. Right before storm Francine came through our area dropping several inches of rain I planted some cool season cover crops. I planted both some 7-top green and Austrian Winter Peas. I've tried the peas before but haven't had a ton of luck so I'll see how they … Continue reading Another Fall Garden Check

Seed Starting – Almost Messed Up

I've mentioned recently working on my fall garden. Part of this has been starting seeds for fall planting (broccoli and onions). I set my tray of plant out in the yard for better sunlight and intended to put the back under my shed. Intended is the operative word there, I forgot to put them under … Continue reading Seed Starting – Almost Messed Up