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The season for ranunculas is fleeting. After a few weeks of incredible (and at times almost jaw dropping) blooms things are starting to wind down.

After two weeks in the root trainers several types of pole beans were large enough to plant out. Pretty amazing 4" long roots, with lots of branching. I often use a slender rectangular trowel, and it happened to be the perfect size for transferring the plugs to the ground.

Planted tomatoes until the sun went down and it got too dark to see. It's so peaceful being in the garden at dusk. Quiet, calm and very enjoyable.

Good points Steve. I'm considering placing some boards as traps, to keep the numbers down. In addition to young bean seedlings, Sweet William and pansies seem to be favourite snacks of these slippery creatures-- so I have baited those areas with Sluggo (which is rain proof thankfully!)

Yes, the gray box is part of the purchase. It's made of exceptionally sturdy plastic. The assembly also comes with a vented dome cover. Vesey's offers a 10 year guarantee with this product, and I can see it lasting a really long time. And good news-- it looks like they are available in the...

After a sweltering 30C(86F) day yesterday we woke up to cool rain this morning. The moisture brought the slugs out in full force, with five of them on this one bean seedling!! So frustrating. But-- then I noticed a pepper forming on one of my jalapenos, and that made me feel really happy. 🌶️

Sure-- I ordered them from Vesey's Seeds. The quality is excellent, and the price was just $28CAD($20USD.) I'm very pleased with the product so far. 😊

I noticed our first sweet pea in bloom today, as well as stumbling across three buds on the Sunrich Gold sunflowers. They were started indoors on March 11th.

Today is a hot one so I'm watering, mulching with compost, and then weeding a bit. By the afternoon it will be time to relax in the shade with a cold beverage. 😎

I planted out four Blue Jay bush bean seedlings the other day, and insects devoured two of them. Wood bugs seem to favour this variety. What a drag. 😠 Meanwhile, I purchased some root trainers recently and I am trying them out for starting some bean and watermelon seeds. The container has...

Ranunculas in bloom. 😊

Bio-luminescent petunias? Who knew?? And spendy too. Wow. Please let us know how it goes growing them. :)

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...