Does a post consisting entirely of the words “sad and pathetic” suffice? Oh, fine. Let me wallow in garden-pity while I regale you with my tale of woe. Eep! Ignore that water runoff, will ya? Thought we’d fixed that! That’s the view from the front. Not quite as pretty as most of the larger sunflowers [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Backyard Orchard’
July’s Garden Update
Hot, humid, intolerable to be in between the hours of 7:30am to 7:30pm. That’s our garden right now. Our temps are hovering around 110F with a mid-month peak of 118F (48C). The added humidity has been what’s really pushed us over the miserable edge. Our tomatoes are very stunted, our corn is anemic, our melons [...]
What’s Growing On?
It’s rather frustrating to take photos and plan a garden post, only to forget or become distracted or have other things to share first, then to go back to those photos when you’re ready to post only to have them be outdated. Zeb spent the night with a friend, so before we pick him up [...]
March’s Garden Update
The weather has fluctuated so much over the past few weeks, none of our plants seem to know what to think. We’ve had highs of 85 and lows of 43. The wind has been hellacious several times this month, including yesterday and today, leaving much of our yard a mess and several damaged plants (mostly [...]
Mulch It Like It’s Hot
We went out to the Master Gardener’s Orchard for the first time today. (For Vegas folks, it’s about as far north as you can go on Decatur.) They have more than just fruit trees out there and it was very cool to see their setup. They used raised beds as well, although it’s mounded instead [...]
My name is Tara. I am a mama and a lover, a full-time nomad, a passionate devourer of Life and an Organic Life Coach.
