I learned how to hand-pollinate pumpkins! The bees have been increasing but we’re not the sort to leave anything to chance, and when you’re looking for a reason to play in the dirt, you take what you can get. Even if it means feeling a bit pervy. Justin has been reading from Seed to Seed: [...]
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AffirmWater Winner and Sunflowers
And the winner of the AffirmWater giveaway is…. Congrats to Sherry at Living & Learning! Thanks to everyone for playing along and making this such a hit! In other news, I have discovered a love for sunflowers. One by one our sunflowers are blooming, and although they don’t follow the sun like I thought they [...]
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 [...]
A Tortoise, Flowers and Soil Testing
There is still only one tortoise out of hibernation. Without comparing his markings to the other guy, it’s hard to say but I’m fairly certain based on his measurements that this is the one we thought might not make it out. He was hardly out last year and hardly ate but seems to be growing [...]
Fungus and Bees
I found plenty of these little mushrooms this morning. They popped up overnight, mostly around emitters in my irrigation lines. Only on the far right and a few on the middle row of my E-shaped raised bed (ironically the sides that get the most sun and dry the quickest). I’m still trying to find out [...]
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.
