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Thank y’all for the admiration for all the work I do. But I have to be honest, this heat and humidity is dragging me down. It doesn’t...

Our lunch is often a simple salad of tomato, cucumber, feta and olives. Delicious!

I made a stir fry last night, mostly from produce bought at the farmers market, but a handful of green beans grown in a container on my...

I love your lettuce patch-- it's beautiful. And I agree that Shirley Poppies have value, but can be a challenge to place in the garden...

I got the bread made this morning and took it to town so the kids and grandkids could have it

The many faces of the Shirley poppy. It hardly seems worth the bother to plant them since the blooms are so remarkably brief, barely...

I think your right. Haven't had a problem before with germination tossing them in a hole. I planted some couple weeks ago and out of 93...

Poor storage, old seeds or soil too high in Nitrogen will all cause poor germination.

Not worth bothering with.

Yeah. I'm always here, so I'll get a fluffy little brush or three and hang them in there to hand pollinate. Will have to learn what male...

@digitS' never saw that one coming did ya? :)

I got the bread made this morning and took it to town so the kids and grandkids could have it

The many faces of the Shirley poppy. It hardly seems worth the bother to plant them since the blooms are so remarkably brief, barely...

I got the bread made this morning and took it to town so the kids and grandkids could have it

A wonderful parade of colours, @Oxford . I love the unusually deep purple of Blue Adliswil. Worth growing for its flowers alone! I...