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Agreed-- and the yellow gives a lovely pop of colour in salads. Next year I may just see if I can push the plants for even earlier fruiting. It's a remarkable cultivar! 😍

On May 17th we harvested the first ripe tomato if the season-- a lovely yellow Honey Nail cherry. Just one ripe fruit, and it was delicious. These plants have been outdoors for months, and for the past several weeks our weather has been rather cool. I suspect that once we get some heat they...

Thank you so much-- that's wonderful! :)

After several months of waiting and watching the ranunculas are finally coming in to bloom. So beautiful. 🌸

The photo in this article gives me the shudders, as it reminds me of last year's infestation: https://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/gardening-advice/maintenance/beat-blackfly-broad-beans/ Here they suggest planting nasturtiums nearby, as they are also a favourite food of theses black fava bean...

Sending you a warm welcome from British Columbia!

Good chance those are the ones. The ants and the black flies always seem present together, and some years are worse than others. Last summer the black bug infestation was intense; it got so bad that the crop was lost completely, which was very sad. Six months of growing and then nada.

I started my fava on January 16th this year. It's an heirloom variety that I received from an Italian friend. Initiallly I rinsed the seeds and set them between two saucers on the counter; they took a couple of days to imbibe and swell up. After about ten days the radicles emerged. I sowed...

My folks saw a couple of deer sauntering through the neighbourhood yesterday morning. We have never had deer here, ever. Bizarre. I hope it's not a trend.

Stunning weather here too. Warm and sunny. We're loving it! 😍

My neighbours and I grow a considerable number of zinnias. They are beautiful, useful for cut flower bouquets, and quite drought tolerant once established. Over the years we have found that larger transplants are preferred, so we start them inside and then plant them out once they're at least...

Time to plant out a tray of Ella Dill and Cruiser Cilantro. The cilantro tends to get muddy when it rains, so this time I mulched it with Japanese maple leaves to see if that helps keep the foliage clean. It's going to be hot and sunny for the next couple of days, so the mulch will conserve...

Easter ham with home grown asparagus!

Well hang in there. Spring will be just around the corner. We are still having cool, windy conditions at times, but it's as though a switch has been flicked that has turned on the mechanisms for plant growth. The difference over the course of a couple of days is remarkable. I suppose those...

I stand corrected-- it was indeed Ninny Mary that recommended this melon. Thanks for pointing that out flowerbug. Hopefully we'll hear from Ninny Mary again soon. And I appreciate the tip regarding light. Our neighbours have a really hot spot, with containers placed on black lava rock near...

What's your weather like this time of the year Pulsegleaner?? Is it beginning to look like spring?

The gardens are bursting with spring flowers!

I noticed a heavy infestation of tiny ants along the edge of our lawn, where it meets the driveway. There were so many that it looked like the ground was moving. Initially they didn't seem too interested in the Borax ant bait I put out, but a bunch of them were devouring a worm that they had...

Last year Dahlia recommended this lovely little French melon called Petit Gris de Rennes, and I decided to give it a try. But by the time I ordered seeds it was on the late side, so the melons did not have a chance to fully develop. This year I vowed that I would start earlier. On April 7th I...

What beautiful combinations of colour Phaedra. Is that Frizzy Fruit Salad Mix that you're growing?? https://www.westcoastseeds.com/products/fizzy-fruit-salad-mix?srsltid=AfmBOoq-t2vsFGgl96_oDSJ2ldSotUXFg8veBr-9W8s1T54RIsPMqr4E I'm noticing a few special pansies popping up in my garden this...