It was 112 F/44C yesterday, so I was out early in the morning installing more drip lines and hand watering. By the time I had finished, it was time for school, which is why I’m late posting this week. I still have a ton of hand watering left to do as I have a lot…
I ran drip irrigation lines in the garden. I replanted roses in the garden that I dug before. I also replanted some small bushes that I had previously grown in the garden by tip layering. I dug them and potted them in the fall when we tore up the garden, and I was able to…
I planted two fruit trees in the garden: a Meyer lemon tree and a Royal Apricot tree (to replace our previous one; stone fruit last 8-10 years in this climate before they need to be replaced, according to the classes I took at the extension service, and the previous one had extensive borer damage, so…
I read an e-book from the library, The Women of Chateau Lafayette. I did enjoy this and learned a lot, but would have preferred to known when starting the story that the third character (the one from WWII) was fictional, based on the stories of several women from the area. I was unable to get…
We brought in six cubic yards of topsoil into the garden last week. This was bought in bulk and we picked it up ourselves, saving $130 in delivery fees. We still need to purchase more to finish filling the garden beds. The area above is now filled and I started planting there. We plan to…
We had a simple at-home birthday celebration for my son this week. He turned five, and he wanted a pinata. He likes the show The Number Blocks, which he watches on the YouTube Kids app. My older son made him a pinata of the Number 5 character, using a cardboard box. He covered it with…
I harvested lettuce, some wild white (tiny) mulberries (the birds left me the seedling that is now a small potted tree), parsley, and a lemon from the garden. I gave one son and my husband haircuts. I have been mending the children’s bathmats for years. I finally bought some new ones for $6.99 each at…
I spent my birthday working in the garden, planting fruit trees. I harvested lettuce, green onions, and parsley from the garden. I sowed more seeds for zinnias in pots that I will transplant to the garden when we are ready. I watched a short free photography videos from a photographer whose work I like. I…
I gave a son a haircut. I harvested lettuce and Meyer lemons from the garden. I’m very glad I took a chance and grew some lettuce in some pots this year. I sowed seeds in empty plastic pots from the nursery for zinnias, hollyhocks, and chives. I didn’t use any special seed-starting soil; I just…
It’s getting quite hot here and I feel like we are in a race against the heat to finish the garden. I sowed seeds for sunflowers and butternut squash with the children. These are large enough seeds to have the children help plant. Seeds that are only covered with 1/8 inch of soil (like lettuce)…
I bought a few more plants for the garden on sale. A couple of weeks ago, I bought a tomato plant along with the rose bushes. I accidentally stepped on it while I was moving the roses, cutting the entire top off of the plant. I stuck it in water, and it rooted. I planted…
I’ve noticed a lot fewer sales on items that I normally buy, in addition to higher prices since the start of the pandemic last year. In the most recent article I read about rising food costs, I noticed it said that citrus had risen 11.8% in price. Planting more fruit trees in our garden is…