First Frost

Finally, it has cooled off! This is my favorite time of the year. Even as someone who likes to garden the first frost is a welcomed sight. For me, it has finally cooled off. I know many like the summer weather but I'm a fan of cooler temperatures! Thursday (November 2, 2023) we finally had … Continue reading First Frost

Persimmon Seeds

I mentioned yesterday how much I enjoy seeing Persimmons in the fall and especially all the wildlife they attract. I've also mentioned how much I enjoy a good experiment of some wild idea. Let me put the caveat here that this is just me messing around on something. You can definitely find much better information … Continue reading Persimmon Seeds

New Experiment

One thing you might see here is I like trying stuff. I noticed a few weeks ago a sprouted plant coming up from my house foundation, I believe it is a rose. For most of the time we've lived in this house there's been tall shrubs growing on this end of our house but we … Continue reading New Experiment

Callaway Crabapple

Back in July I posted on my Callaway Crabapple tree. The tree is about 4 years old I think. This is the second year it has had fruit with this year being more fruit than last year. Of the other fruit trees I planted at the same time this tree is the only one to … Continue reading Callaway Crabapple

Fall Tomato Update

Let's look at my fall tomatoes this morning. But first, I'd like to show a bouquet of flowers my daughter picked yesterday even from the pollinator patch. My fall tomatoes are struggling, I've lost a few but a few are looking great. I also have some plants from my earlier planting that are looking great!

The Summer Pollinator Patch – Still Going Strong

I wanted to give a quick glance at my warm season pollinator patch. It is still doing good!

Fall Tomatoes In Grow Box

I'm going to try some late tomatoes in my grow boxes. I was not going to plant these like this but changed my plans last minute. I've been showing these tomato starts since planting them. They have been looking great but in the past week have developed some kind of disease and nearly the entire … Continue reading Fall Tomatoes In Grow Box

We Need Water!

I guess the theme here this week is the heat. I've mentioned my tomato starts here before. Last week in the heat when I checked on the plants they looked pretty pitiful. After some water they looked much better the next day when I looked at them.

Pollinator Patch

For today's garden update I was planning a new project but with the heat wave we are in right now I've decided to wait. Since there's not much going on in my garden right now I decided another look at my pollinator garden was good. I like this patch because there seems to always be … Continue reading Pollinator Patch

Starting Tomatoes From Seed

If there's one part of the garden that's a must for me it is fresh tomatoes. The part that is challenging but very enjoyable to me is seed starting. With tomatoes you can find some very unique varieties if you buy the seed and start them yourself instead of buying at the store plus you … Continue reading Starting Tomatoes From Seed