Category: Gardening

Week Sixteen

Photos from the sixteenth week in the garden are up, spanning June 27-July 6, and have been tagged “Week Sixteen” in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a slideshow from week to week — visit my Gardening 2010 photo album on Facebook.

A lot of rain this week, especially after a category 2 hurricane hit Mexico. Here's some soggy cosmos.
A lot of rain this week, especially after a category 2 hurricane hit Mexico. Here's some soggy cosmos.
The rain brought the critters, too. I found several of these catapillars, and they ate most of the surving tomato plant Kim's uncle gave us.
The rain brought the critters, too. I found several of these catapillars, and they ate most of the surving tomato plant Kim's uncle gave us.
Here's a shot of the original bed. A lot of the taller cosmos and zinnia have fallen, and the zinnia are now crowding out the portulaca.
Here's a shot of the original bed. A lot of the taller cosmos and zinnia have fallen, and the zinnia are now crowding out the portulaca.
A handful of bachelor buttons bloomed right after all of the storms.
A handful of bachelor buttons bloomed right after all of the storms.
This is the only Monarda ‘Bergamo’ that has made it to maturity to flower. All of the others I transplanted, as seedlings, into the bed, but they didn't make it. There were only a few that got big enough to transplant. Won't be buying this again.
This is the only Monarda ‘Bergamo’ that has made it to maturity to flower. All of the others I transplanted, as seedlings, into the bed, but they didn't make it. There were only a few that got big enough to transplant. Won't be buying this again.
The homegrown coleus from seed is doing very well in various pots on the porch.
The homegrown coleus from seed is doing very well in various pots on the porch.
These black-eyed susans - the only thing still left from last year's father's day gift from Kim and Corina - are going wild.
These black-eyed susans — the only thing still left from last year's father's day gift from Kim and Corina — are going wild.

Week Fifteen

Photos from the fifteenth week in the garden are up, spanning June 20-26, and have been tagged "Week Fifteen" in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a slideshow from week to week — visit my Gardening 2010 photo album on Facebook.

The seminole hibiscus bloomed again. That's the second time, since we picked it and the indian princess up at the hibiscus show in Pasadena. The Indian Princess still hasn't bloomed yet, its blooms keep falling off.
The seminole hibiscus bloomed again. That's the second time, since we picked it and the indian princess up at the hibiscus show in Pasadena. The Indian Princess still hasn't bloomed yet, its blooms keep falling off.
A blue bachelor button has bloomed.
A blue bachelor button has bloomed.
Week fifteen in the original bed. Like Fats Waller said, it's Loafin' Time.
Week fifteen in the original bed. Like Fats Waller said, it's Loafin' Time.

Week Fourteen

Photos from the fourteenth week in the garden are up, spanning June 13-19, and have been tagged "Week Fourteen" in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a slideshow from week to week — visit my Gardening 2010 photo album on Facebook.

Harvested two beef maestro tomatoes and more eggplant.
Harvested two beef maestro tomatoes and more eggplant.
It's time to start letting go of the snapdragons.
It's time to start letting go of the snapdragons.
The first bachelor button has bloomed, and it is pink. Kanye West would be proud.
The first bachelor button has bloomed, and it is pink. Kanye West would be proud.
Week fourteen in the original bed.
Week fourteen in the original bed.

Week Thirteen

Photos from the thirteenth week in the garden are up, spanning June 6-12, and have been tagged "Week Thirteen" in my Gardening 2010, Part Three album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a slideshow from week to week — visit my Gardening 2010 photo album on Facebook.

It was a good week for the carefree beauty rose.
It was a good week for the carefree beauty rose.
On Tuesday of this week, the sunflower in the corner was blooming loud and proud.
On Tuesday of this week, the sunflower in the corner was blooming loud and proud.
But on Wednesday, a big wind storm blew threw and blew it down, and caused a lot of damage to the overgrown zinnias and cosmos.
But on Wednesday, a big wind storm blew through and blew it down, and caused a lot of damage to the overgrown zinnias and cosmos.
Here's the original bed, week thirteen.
Here's the original bed, week thirteen.

Week Twelve

I’m pretty busy these days, which is a good thing, so this post is about a week late – and I won’t be able to post regularly until I’m finished with a freelance project I’m working on. Hopefully, I’ll be back to posting regularly again soon.

When I started blogging again this spring, I tried my best to keep posting every workday every week, and occasionally I’d miss a day here or there but I think it’s OK to cease the daily publishing for now, considering I have three paying jobs at the moment. But that’s enough bragging.

Photos from the twelfth week in the garden are up, spanning May 30-June 5, and have been tagged "Week Twelve" in my Gardening 2010, Part Two album in my Picasa Web Albums. To see the original bed photos — in a slideshow from week to week — visit my Gardening 2010 photo album on Facebook.

The Carefree Beauty rose.
The Carefree Beauty rose.
The zinnias are attracting all sorts of wildlife.
The zinnias are attracting all sorts of wildlife.
Some visitors crawl, and some fly.
Some visitors crawl, and some fly.
The red and white verbena haven't looked better.
The red and white verbena haven't looked better.
Kim's red roses have bloomed again.
Kim's red roses have bloomed again.
The original bed, week twelve.
The original bed, week twelve.

Nom nom hansel eggplant nom nom nom

Who knew I could get this excited about eggplant? And, who knew the small little plant I bought would turn into such a fruit-wielding monster?

Here's a shot of the monster from today, after it finally stopped raining.
Here's a shot of the monster from today, after it finally stopped raining.

I planted the thing up against the fence, planning for it to grow up and be happy. I didn’t know it would instead grow out, and be happy. I’m happy, because on Tuesday, I was able to add my first eggplant to a chicken-mushroom-bell-pepper-and-rice casserole I made for Kim for dinner.

The first harvest!
The first harvest!
There's a lot more where that came from!
There's a lot more where that came from!