04 Thursday Sep 2014
It’s September 4th but I’m rejoicing in the summer cicadas, the sun’s heat on my skin, the tomatoes that are still trying.
Dragon Wing Begonia
Trailing Vinca
Out of four vigourously growing Heirloom tomatoes, only one bore fruit, much to our dismay. But the flavor was so spectacular that we will try again next year.
New growth is appearing at the base of one of the Heirloom tomatoes.
15 Wednesday May 2013
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container gardening, gardening, hanging plants, nature, planters, plants, strawberries, strawberry planter, strawberry plants
Honestly though, I’m not optimistic. My husband brought home a box of 20 “Strawberry Plants” from a discount store. Inside were two plastic bags of dirt and not a green leaf in sight. It took me a while to figure out the mass of mulch-looking matter actually contained some roots. I had no idea how the tangled mass was 20 plants so I just played in the dirt a bit until 20 little “pony tails” fell out.
The strawberry plant roots were all tangled together in a mass
Strawberry plant… which end is which?
Good planting soil is shoveled into the hanging strawberry planter.
Here you can see the roots spread out over the soil and the “not root” end sticking out the hole.
A last layer of soil is added to the planter.
The planter is lifted up to the sturdy hook.
It’s not the prettiest addition to our deck, but it is promising.
17 Thursday May 2012
The first year there were no figs. Last year there was barely one spoonful of tiny figs. But this year, after a mild winter and plenty of cool, spring rain, there are figs!
We do not know what kind of fig tree this is. The figs are plump and healthy. And within the reach of any hungry deer… which I am praying does not happen!
We don’t know what species this fig tree is either but it’s much taller than the other one. We will need a ladder to pick the figs when they are ripe.
“A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any. “And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?’
“And he answered and said to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.’”
From Luke 13:6-9
