Let the bounty of the earth begin in the garden
Tomato row is already looking good, with one of them already taller than me. The metal trellises and bamboo poles connecting them provide a strong structure for plants that normally […]
Category Archives: Ecology
The most wonderful time of the year
There’s a Christmas song that says that time is the most wonderful time of the year. I disagree, and think this is the most wonderful time of the year. Everything […]
Rambling along in the spring
Just rambling about spring, and whatever. The happy little tree bloomed, and it was beautiful! Albert, guardian of the garden, enjoyed it too. https://sarasinart.net/2019/04/11/spring-things-and-other-good-stuff/ It was so interesting that after […]
Spring things and other good stuff
I know animals do things that are amazing, like use tools and plan ahead. But I never before saw anything like I saw today in person. I had […]
The search for a wren house
It’s a simple thing, but a pleasure of life for me. Two tiny birds living in the yard, in a tiny box made special for them and singing beautiful songs […]
Gardening always has challenges
There are sometimes new challenges come along, like groundhogs last year. And old challenges like blight on tomatoes and powdery mildew on squash. I had both of them bad this […]
More about Audrey…..
OK, I guess I’m obsessed with this huge Chinese winter squash. Her name is Audrey, lol, and I blogged about her size and how vigorous she is before. https://sarasinart.net/2018/07/18/a-squash-named-audrey/ She […]
The yard is flat in the winter
And boring in the winter. And each spring, I plant seeds that will spring up plants from the earth, and the garden and yard is not flat any more. And […]
A garden and yard walk about
It’s almost like a bog here, with 3″ of rain last night and more predicted for the next 3 days. Flood watches and warnings are out all around central Pa […]
A squash named Audrey
I like to grow weird things in the garden; purple jalapenos, black tomatoes, white tomatoes. It’s all gardening fun and each new thing is a new adventure. Last year I […]
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