Originally posted by jilly_bear at It was an interesting weekend to be sure.
It started out warm enough but on Friday afternoon the furnace popped a breaker. So, Bill fixed it (and eventually put in a bigger breaker - more wattage). But by nightfall we knew something was up. The thermostat was set for 68, which it had stayed at during the day, but started ( Read more... )

Went to haul back the garbage can after it’d been emptied this AM and found my garden full of Monarch Butterflies. I guess my little garden has enough nectar producers to rate a stopover on their Migration;>….
Cheers,
Pat

Thirty-six quarts canned and put away. This morning's harvest was only 1/3 of the previous harvest. I wonder if this picking corresponds to a heat wave months ago. When it's really hot the tomato flowers don't set fruit.

No worries, as there are still lots of green tomatoes and probably 6 weeks before first frost.

Nights are getting Crisp but Days are still Hot. The Summer Veg except for one pot of Cukes is done. My ‘Ishikura’ Green Onions and Red Turnips haven’t sprouted but my ‘Ohura’ Daikons are doing well. The ‘Yuzu’ Lemon has a few Yellowing leaves so it may need some Iron supplementing. The Mohlukia’s doing well and has eclipsed the Chaya for Greens ( Read more... )

Here on the Florida Panhandle we’re in a weird space in that the Astrological Seasons and Environmental ones are in sync(sorta;>). Spring Equinox means no danger of Frost and usually that the soil is above 70F so things that don’t like cold soil can be planted. And Fall Equinox means the nights drop into the 70’s and below ( Read more... )

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The Tomatoes are done and pretty much so are the Eggplants. Funny thing, digging through my seeds I found out that I didn’t plant ‘Berkeley Tie Dyed’ but ‘Cardasos Pink’. Oops;>!The best I’ve grown in the area and I get it wrong(and I’m sure the spelling as well;>). Since they’re from the same Breeder, I’ll try BTD’d or one of the Cherry Toms he ( Read more... )

Late July-early August is time to think about the Fall Garden and order what you don’t have(or might want;>).This yr begins a major change due to the lack of acreage here at Royal Oaks. The majority of Veg is to be produced in containers, which had =’s and minuses ( Read more... )

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Hot! Hot! Hot;>! Some containers need Watering every day now. While it’s early for most evaluations some are DONE for the yr ( Read more... )