Last update was early in June. The weather since then was somewhat cool with some of the nights down into the 40’s mid-month. But it has started to warm up with long days and the garden is starting to really … Continue reading →
Things are coming along great. Memorial Day has come and past and the temperatures have sure increased. It was 90 degrees on Sunday June 5th. The tomatoes and other warm temperature vegetables were planted in their pots on June 1st … Continue reading →
Monte Cristo pole green beans Plants are growing albeit a bit slow. It is interesting this year – some thing are doing really well and others are slow or not growing. G has been starting the beans indoors and has … Continue reading →
Peas, lettuce and strawberries Two weeks has past and a little more action in the garden. The tomato starts are growing. They are still pretty little especially the Stupice but they should start growing faster in the bigger pots. We … Continue reading →
We took a year off and did not plant a vegetable garden last year. We were gone for three weeks to Madagascar during August and knew it would be a lot of work for our house sitter. But the vegetable … Continue reading →
Mid-March 2016 update Our wonderful rainy spring is continuing. The temperatures have stayed in the mid-50’s with one or two nights getting down to freezing. It has been quite rainy with a good long stretch of daily rain from mid-February … Continue reading →
It finally feels like winter is coming to a close. I know there is a good chance still for some frost in March but the days are getting longer and more sunny days. We have had a winter of heavy … Continue reading →
The last nursery that we visited was Flower World. This has become a mecca for many gardeners. They grow a lot of one type of plant and the prices are low. If they have what you want and you are … Continue reading →
We usually make our first visit to the Bellevue Botanical Garden in April but this year has been so mild and warm so we did an early March Spring visit. The day was sunny but still quite chilly. Daffodils were … Continue reading →
Sunday we decided to go to the Eastside. On tap for the day was Wells Medina Nursery, a visit to Bellevue Botanical Garden and Flower World. First up was Wells Medina Nursery. I was a little disappointed in it after … Continue reading →