I just won an auction on ebay (as the only bidder) for 10 wintergreen boxwoods I’ll be using to create a hedge across my front yard. I’ll line the street with the boxwoods, which should only get about 4′ high, stay evergreen and help define the perimeter of the yard. I’d like to create kind … Read more
The replacement zucchini plants are coming up (in the three empty spaces between the basil) and my basil is looking GREAT! Time for pesto, people! Broccoli is finally getting a head on it. I wonder if I’ll be able to catch it when it gets big, but not too big, and before it flowers. I … Read more
A New Beginning I pulled all three of the zucchini plants today when I harvested one from the surviving plant and found the wiggling butt of a borer hanging out of the fruit. Damn. Son of a…. That’s IT! I pulled all three. Got all the squash leaves, flowers and roots out of the bed … Read more
Two of my Zucchini Plants are Finished I went out to check the garden this morning and besides the weeds taking over the pathways, I was disappointed to see that 2 of my zucchini’s have been ravaged by what I assume are squash borers. They were the weakest of the three plants, but come on!! … Read more
The little jerk. I picked off all the flowers for the first 3 months. I put chicken wire over the top of the patch to keep the damn bluejays away. And now THIS. Bah. The little creep. I hope the seeds get stuck in his teeth.