Month: November 2008
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San Francisco in July
It’s been a busy day, will be back tomorrow. Enjoy the photos of our July, San Francisco trip.
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Poppy’s are Popping Up
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Paperwhites Round One
My first batch of paperwhites (Narcissus Papyraceus) are just starting to bloom. They were a pleasant surprise when I went to make my coffee this morning. They look so cheerful on the kitchen windowsill. Once these expire I’m going to plant them in the yard for next year. I started this batch fairly early this…
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I’ve spotted a few strawberries today. I’m hoping I can get to them before my eager Golden retriever does. She just loves the strawberry plant and hunts them out like truffles.
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Sunday Gardening
The weather man hasn’t received the message that it’s supposed to be fall out here. It was 78 degrees this weekend and it looks like it will stay that way for a while. I took advantage of the warm weather to plant some more of my winter seedlings, clear out some old summer plants, and…
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Hang in There Little Tomato
My other tomato varieties have come and gone but the cherry tomato plant is still hanging in there. It’s still producing a few tomatoes here and there. I’m going to keep it going until the first frost.
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Waiting. . . Growers Challenge Update
Here are some my winter seedlings. They feel like they are taking forever to mature. I have Correnta spinach, cilantro, onions, and various lettuce seedlings. The lettuce seedlings are going to be a mystery this year. One of the dogs decided to chew on my various bags of lettuce seeds. Leaving me with a mix…
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The Last of the Summer Harvest
This was my beautiful, full basil plant just a few weeks ago. Wasn’t it beautiful? We got a lot of good use out of it this summer. Since we’ve had a few rain storms it’s not doing so well. I think I’m going to be experimenting with freezing and drying basil leaves this weekend. I…
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Picking Peppers
I can’t keep up with my jalapeno pepper plant. It’s been producing all summer long and it looks like it’s going to keep going until the first frost. I’ve been giving away bags of them at work so they don’t go to waste. I’ve used them in countless recipes but I still have a bumper…