A dinnerplate dahlia type, with two tone petals. An orange-toned red in the front and a butter yellow on the back side of the petal. In my garden, the blooms are a solid 9-10 inches across. The plant itself is around 4 feet tall. The blooms are mid-season, blooming in mid to late August, providing …
Let’s Ignore THAT Forecast and Focus on Garden Planning Chores n’ Tasks before Spring Wash and/or disinfect your pots. I have collected some sturdy pots over the years, mostly as I keep the better pots when purchasing larger plants and shrubs. Many are sturdy enough to have no issues going through the short dishwasher cycle. …
A red bell, delicious enough to be on my grow-every-year list. Only two bell peppers make that list. The other pepper is Yellow Green Monster, a bell I plant for The Sps. All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil …
Peppers I am growing this year, 2023. Ultra sweets all the way to hots.
A late frost in USDA Zone 4 and 5 this year. How I protected my plants and the limited damage.
Another month, another list a garden chores to prepare for. Inventories of plants, making sure you the plants you need for your favorite recipes,. Shopping for summer items i.e. sunblock, garden sleeves…
Green Onions! I planted them last year, during the summer. They survived in my herb spiral over the winter. Our winter got down to -20 degrees F for a couple of days. It was a mild winter. Which allowed these green onions to thrive under the mulch for at least 6 months. I noticed them …
Cicada Wasps are not harmful to humans. The male Cicada Wasp is more territorial, yet has no stinger to harm you. They nest in the ground, and kill cicadas.
First Garden Tour of 2022! Zone 4/5.
My example today of my future self journaling. Part of a personal, heart-felt, RIVETING series. I am the star of my own show, after all. Aren’t we all!