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Such wonderful planting days! Exhausting, long... but wonderful. 🧑‍🌾💗

Sunny skies ahead, and the network beans are all planted! (In starter pots!) It's later than I would have liked, but the weather didn't allow it until now; I needed sun for them and there wasn't sufficient warmth or sun until now. It's only about a week, week and a half head start. With the...

I had a near mystical experience at a greenhouse today. I hadn't planned on even going, but I was doing errands in the area and thought, what the heck, I'm here. I'll preface by saying, in all the years I've browsed the greenhouses I can count on one hand how many times I've seen...

It was a thrilling day! My body is feelin' it, but it was one of those days when so much got done. DD & I managed to expand our newly dug piece of front yard bed by double, which was what I hoped for but wasn't sure we'd do as the first part was so hard going. I'm pretty excited about having...

Oh there is indeed quack in there, but its mixed in with the 'true lawn grass' and a smattering of other weeds. It isn't much of a problem in that context, its when it runs up against the side of something that it seems to go nuts. I've given up hope for a perfect swathe of weedless lawn...

This is interesting about the Tokyo onion, never heard of it. But when I googled it the Latin name is Allium fistulosum which I planted this year. I've sort of pieced together (I think) that Tokyo White is a cultivar of of that species, but not the same as Welsh Onion which are also Allium...

It always comes as a surprise to me how similar our weather is. We are having a cool spring as well, I haven't started hardening off my tomatoes either. We had quite a lot of rain too in April/early May, though today I was surprised that when DH tilled some of the gardens it was more dry than...

That's a lot of ground cherries! I've grown some on your list - Aunt Molly's, Geltower, Schoenbrunn and this year I'm growing Cossack Pineapple. Also the ground cherry known as Physalis Minima or 'Pygmy' ground cherry. For flavor, to me, nothing beats Schoenbrunn's. As you say, they're...

What a day! One of my least favorite garden jobs (and also most favorite at the same time, from an end game point of view) is getting rid of turf to increase garden space. It is the most challenging, unpleasant work and the fact that my yard is full of clay doesn't help. Nor that my 'lawn' is...

Wow! Ripped the siding off your house! I think your climate is likely much warmer than my own, and clematis varieties vary according to zone; there are many I can't grow here because of our winters. Ontario clematis are pretty tame, and lots of people struggle to grow them at all. Took my...

They are spicy! I can see why some people might think they're a little too much. I wonder if your arid climate and heat might increase the potency of alliums, my chives were so mild in flavor that there were times I didn't detect any flavor at all. However, they were in a slightly shaded spot...

In light of last year's clematis damage from critters, I splurged on some slightly more *attractive* prevention. Pretty tough to make a little rabbit/groundhog blocker look good, but these are at least better than the mangled plastic ones I was bending into place for the purpose. I made sure...

I am finally free to start planting beans in pots! :celebrate Tonight is our last frost, and from here on we're in the mid 20's C/70's F with lows at night around 10-15C/50-60F. What a relief! Need to go buy myself a new big bale of potting mix to get started/celebrate! 🥳 How are things...

Adirondack Blue :love

Had to share a post with my own photos of the 'Summer Breeze Rose' strawberry plants, yesterday's pic was from google. I am loving these little beauties! Lighting is off because this is under the grow lights, but they are a bright red as above, I just wanted to show how truly like little...

I planted mine away from the main garden on its own, and surrounded the plant with bricks in a circular pattern. I gave it space of about 4 feet across, I don't think I'll ever need more horseradish than that, lol.

Another exciting day in the 'countdown' period until June 1st, when I can be responsibly free to plant without real risk of frost. The last new moon is June 14th, which is another marker generally for last frost risk, but of course that would really be too late for me. Got some more plants...

It never gets old, those first sprouts are magical. 🥰

Oh no! My apologies @Rillowen, I didn't realize that. Her & I did a trade so I guess that's why she made an exception with the shipping. But you're totally right, there are probably lots of places in the US that specialize in perennial vegetables. I'd recommend some here in CA, but I know the...

Oh my gosh!! And I just saw a groundhog yesterday not 5 feet from where it's planted!! Well, that explains it. Thank heavens you told me this @Decoy1 because it never would have grown otherwise, I had no idea that horseradish (of all things!) would be interesting to critters. I'm glad its...