I have avoided doing any posts dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and all the other turmoil happening these days (or as we like to say in California speak “all this s&%t going on”). This story will be no different… kind of.
Continue reading Homestead Sweet Homestead (Well… Sort of)
In all honesty, we could have just taken the plants back to the store. The Old Man claimed it was all trickery, but really he wanted the fruit, too.
Continue reading For the Love of Fruit
I have spotted my neighbor on many occasions scanning his perfect front lawn and plucking out any offending non-grass plants that dared set root. That’s not us.
Continue reading What’s in My Lawn? (Not Grass)
I won’t take credit for ideas that aren’t mine, but I won’t hesitate to shamelessly show them here.
Perhaps one of the reasons that roses are such a favorite of mine is that they can take a fair degree of abuse, yet still produce so much beauty season after season. However, there are limits to what they will put up with!
Continue reading Caring for Roses Part 2: Sun & Soil
My usual approach to attracting wildlife to my garden is just to plant things that they would want to come in for. I’m not into feeders and other things that will become junky clutter after a season or two.
Continue reading Room for Rent, Cheap!
I like to get the most “bang for my buck” whenever I can. As much as I love to garden, I don’t have time to refresh my plantings as often as I like, so whenever I can extend my harvest without having to start over, I’m good.
Continue reading Harvesting Leafy Greens
I sooo wanted this one to work. I was enchanted by the tasty little grapes and was equally excited that they were Greek in origin. But alas, it turned out to not live up to our expectations. Continue reading Corinth Grape (Vitis vinifera): On the No Grow List
Okay, a couple of weeks may not qualify as a “blink” to some people, but no matter. The idea is that things can change so quickly when you aren’t looking, and then when you do look… Hey?! When did that happen?!
Continue reading In the Blink of an Eye…
All of nature is centered on the premise of “survival of the fittest”. As I like to tell my students, the struggle is real.
Continue reading That Circle of Life Thing
Mostly Greek 