Pine Trees (and Pine Needles and Cones)There are two large pine trees that live near the carport that grow bigger each year. They rain pine cones and needles that are as much of a hassle as oak leaves ever were. Not only that but their roots are pushing up the part of the driveway that…
Tag: prickly pear
Doodads — 2 pics from the past week and a song
This is a pic taken of sunset a few days ago. I thought it was pretty. The next pic is my newest plant project. I removed a couple of lobes from the prickly pear cactus, have let the cut end dry out well, and yesterday planted them in a mix of perlite, gravel, and planting…
Doodads — tomato, prickly pear propagation, fermenting, witch hazel, oh my
There are still pics from Tuesday at fmg but they will have to wait. Instead, the focus of this post will be tomatoes, prickly pear propagation, more fermentation, and status of the witch hazel bushes. Tomatoes It’s been an ongoing experiment with the purple reign tomatoes. The reviews that said they produced dwarf tomatoes is…
Doodads — witch hazel, prickly pear, and more
Friday and Saturday were spent mowing, trimming, and hauling bricks to the middle of the yard to build a foundation for the Amish-made lighthouse that has replaced the eroding, ant-infested wishing well my stepfather built for me many moons ago. When the wood-shingled roof of it fell off last fall, a plan to replace emerged. …
24 SSPC 28 (1st week) — Clear and Bright (April 4 – 18) Seimei
dawn rescue spring dawn pours prickly pear rescue first coffee rubber boots skittering and wet, I move her to the carport Prickly pear cactus is native to Michigan. I bought this one 2-3 years ago. The first winter she was planted on the north side of the house, under an overhang to not get too…
dVerse — OLN 322 — double tanka prose
Last year, after careful research, planning, acquisition, and planting, the larch tree settled into its space in the back yard next to the ginkgo. Both trees were given extra water until fall. It kept the larch stress-free and made a big difference in the growth of the ginkgo this year. Both trees have been lush…
Tao Talk 