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Member since: Jan 10 | Last seen: May 13 | Years gardening: 35 | Organic gardener
Member since: Jan 10 | Last seen: May 13 | Years gardening: 35 | Organic gardener
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Raspberry Patch garden and Little Acres Vegetable garden
Borrowed my brother’s truck and tractor and spent the day unloading mulch and tilling new ground to expand the garden and raspberry patch.
Long but rewarding day working with my son to get all of this accomplished. My patch of ground for the garden will be dedicated to Sweet Potatoes this y...
Bergenia Rose
Seedlings are growing well in the greenhouse, the snow is all gone, and today I purchased a new clematis called ‘Sweet Summer Love’ which is fragrant and blooms in July and August and possible in October. I read about it in a magazine and decided that I must have it. Expensive clemati...
Ready to Rock N Roll - Garden Style
Little Acres Vegetable garden
We have had so much snow fall in the month of February that we are struggling to find spots to put it all! I am tired of snow and want Spring to be here NOW!!
While I whine and wait though, it’s time to get my basement greenhouse set up and ready to go, and figure out what plants I want to ...
Helped Tom haul wood this afternoon even though he and I are both fighting a cold. He says that the fresh air would kill whatever ails us! Humph…don’t believe him! I still feel crappy!
Spent the afternoon making up a pot of good old South Louisiana Red Beans and Rice with the leftover...
Winter Prep and 1st One on the Ice
Today I helped Tom cut, split, and stack firewood for the winter as we installed a wood burner in our Living Room/Kitchen area. There is a fireplace in there but it is not working correctly and was too costly to fix so we will be taking that our next Spring. Main picture shows our new wood burner...
This is the last thing to bloom in my garden, the lovely delicate toad lily.
Putting the Gardens to Bed - Day 2
Little Acres Vegetable garden and Little Acres Beneficial Plants garden
Finished the Beneficial Garden today and took some final pictures of plants that are still in bloom.
Dug up all the 4 o’Clock roots and all of the Calla Lily’s, collected seeds from the white and yellow 4 o’clocks and also have one bulb of Calla Lily seeds. Will have to see if I...
Putting the Gardens to Bed - Day 1
Little Acres Beneficial Plants garden
Worked in my Little Acres Beneficial garden today, cutting back the perennials and collecting seed.
Have collected:
Canna Seeds – Red and Green Variety
Four o’Clocks – Magenta and Pink so far, yellow and white tomorrow
Amaranth ‘Polish’ – wonderful variety
Swee...