Tomatillos and a Pea Problem

Today I was admiring my tomatillo monster plant when I found something completely new.  I found a blossom! In fact, my largest plant has two blossoms, and one of the smaller plants has one blossom.  The blossoms themselves are gorgeous, my picture here really isn’t very good.  But what is really interesting is that the [...]

There’s Always Something New

That’s one of the things I love about gardening.  There is always something new to find, new to see, perhaps new to taste.  Take for instance, these yellow pole beans, just planted last week.  When you try a new variety, you never know how they’ll do- if they will even germinate and burst forth from [...]

Some New Findings!

The garden is officially planted.  Everything is in the ground that should be there.  However, the spinach is about done already, and the radishes are ready to be eaten as well.  So that means I’ll either replant the same things in that spot and see how they fare, or I’ll plant something different. I also [...]

Finally, new sprouts and dirt in the new bed.

This was a good week for the Tummy Treasure Gardens.  My excitement began Monday morning when I peeked out between rain clouds and saw all the pole beans were coming up- and boy were they ever! They’re growing incredibly fast, they must like all the rain we’ve been having.  That would be the sprouts you [...]

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary

I have some progress to report as I’ve finally been able to plant the two established beds fully. About a month ago or so I planted the peas, lettuce and some herbs, as well as the chard and beets, but the rest needed to wait for warmer temperatures. Then yesterday I was giving my tomato [...]