Life is just a bowl of cherries
There’s an old cherry tree on the side yard; it was here when I bought the property. In recent years it has been getting less cherries on and last year […]
Green beans are fun, and easy
It’s pretty easy to grow green beans and black eyed peas. They’re pretty forgiving, aggressive plants that will endure some hardship, lol. If some ground slugs eat holes in […]
So close, and yet so far………….
How does your garden grow?
Collards are doing good, several ready to harvest soon and scattered plantings mean there will be some coming along for a while. Romaine is looking good and I plan a […]
More about bamboo
These are new bamboo shoots, about a month old, and already over 10′ tall. They will continue to grow but not as fast as at first, and will end up […]
You can reverse type II diabetes
I know that, because I did it! 3 years ago I was diagnosed and the doctor offered me the oral meds. My blood sugars weren’t real high and I made […]
Rabbit in the rabbit fence!
So, I was inside the rabbit fence pulling weeds. There’s a roll of the fencing at the corner that I can pull back to make an opening. I had seen […]
Baby rabbits….not for stew!
They are brave enough to let you get within about 5′ when they’re this little. Baby rabbit mortality rate is high; diseases, abandonment, people, lawn mowers, hawks, cars, cats; many […]
Jenny Wren came to live here!
There are two very busy little birds working out back. Jenny wrens normally arrive here around 5/1, spend some time singing and looking around, and selecting a nesting site. Shortly after that they become […]
Squirrels do not remember where they buried their nuts……………
So, I had a pot on the back porch that I hadn’t planted anything in yet. 2 or so weeks ago, a very robust volunteer weed thing started growing out […]
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