Too Many Tomatoes

 My little Leaf Cutter Bees are working on their second generation.  They filled all of the bamboo tubes and I had to add new ones.  The sec...

Last evening I went out for a final check of the garden and found that the honey bees had discovered the Sweet Corn.  I have never seen so m...

 The little eggplants are starting to look promising. The first ripe tomato was a Micro Tina.  It tasted just as good but was only the size ...

 The past two evenings, these Turkeys have paraded through the back yard.  We always enjoy watching these characters.  The best part is that...

Last year I purchased both Mason Bees and Leaf Cutter Bees from Crown Bees .  The Mason Bees didn't stick around long although I still h...

 Today, while I was sitting in the shade under the apple tree, I heard that vague, but primordial sound that still sort of raises the hairs ...

 The weather seems a couple of weeks ahead of itself this year and there are moderate temperatures in the forecast so I am trying to get all...

Every winter we get a few breaks when you can go out and spend some time in the garden.  Yesterday was absolutely perfect for picking up sti...

 52F and drizz today.  In the past two days we have had more rain than we have in the last month.  Not quite .75"  The many male bumble...

 I spent yesterday dumping tomato containers to reclaim the soil, washing containers, pulling hose guides, pulling rerod, cleaning supports,...

Very rarely I draw a complete blank on what to title a blog post. This is one of those days. The lettuce has done really well and last week ...

 My Golden Orb Spinner is back and she's taken over the fire-pit.  Do you see her?  My phone didn't focus on the spider because ther...