Category Archives: Gardening

The Beetle Has Landed

I stepped outside this morning to admire the garden, and enjoy the first moderately humid morning we have had all week and came across this beast hanging out on some scrap wood I left out overnight on my saw horses.  The wood scraps were left over from a project I am currently working on which […]

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July Garden Update

With the first of July here, summer is in full swing.  It’s hot and humid out there and despite the seemingly never-ending evening rain and thunder showers, it is still slightly uncomfortable.  However, on the bright side I have not had to water nearly as much as I have in the past.  The heat and […]

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Nasturtium & Marigolds

Well after starting these plants from seed as a companion plant to some tomatoes we have on the front walk we finally have some blooms.  Of the four seeds I planted in Late April or Early May, two have survived and appear to be thriving.  The red flower bloomed over the weekend and this yellow […]

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