If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that we had quite the rainstorm here on Friday! The valley received an average of two inches of rain, and containers in my garden measured that amount. It was a thorough, soaking rain. Normally, when it rains here in what we would consider to be a lot,…
It was a very expensive week, as bith of my two central air conditioning units went out and one needs to be replaced (the other was repaired last week). It’s very hot in the house, and it will be until the new unit comes and can be installed at the end of this week. It’s…
I harvested tomatoes, garlic chives, basil, and peppermint from my garden (the raita in the recipe below includes mint from my garden. The recipes are from the blog Tea for Tumeric). I removed tomato plants that had died in my garden and sowed seeds for cucumbers and Red Noodle beans. I purchased several pots on…
I have been wanting some crape myrtle bushes. I purchased them on sale for $20 off each at my local nursery (above). I also purchased some vincas on sale for mu white garden. I found a leak in my garden and spent many hours digging to get to it. I was able to uncover the…
I harvested onions, tomatoes, lemons, and basil from my garden. I sowed seeds in the garden for roselle hibiscus, Armenian cucumbers, red noodle beans, and zinnias. I made a lemon meringue pie using lemons from my garden. Not fruagl per say, but definitely an accomplishment: I was invited to be the guest speaker on the…
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and I’ve been without a vehicle most of the time. My van had several issues, most notably with the air conditioning going out on the 19th, and the cost to fix the problems was more than the van was worth. Thankfully, I was able to sell the van…
I harvested tomatoes, grapes, and peaches from the garden. My neighbors are moving. They offered me a few potted plants. One pot exactly matches a pot I have had for almost 20 years. With several stabbings and a bit of bleeding (from the massive thorns), I moved the century plant I have in my pot…
I was too ill to finish up my post yesterday. I’m feeling a bit better today; I can at least sit in a chair for a short while. So, here we are, a bit late, but here! I harvested tomatoes and basil from the garden. I ate tomatoes from the garden every single day. I…
I harvested tomatoes everyday, plus lemons, a few blackberries, peppers, Swiss chard, and green onions from the garden. I found two new people on Instagram to follow with hand-weight exercises. My goal right now is to do at least 30 days in a row of these exercises (in addition to any gardening I do in…
I harvested tomatoes, basil, peaches, green onions, lemons, oregano, blackberries, lemon verbena, and figs from the garden. I planted the sweet potato vine cuttings that I had rooted and took additional cuttings to make more plants. I transplanted oregano that had self-seeded to a more appropriate spot in the garden. I transplanted vincas that had…
I harvested figs, peaches, tomatoes, basil, lemons, and green onions from my garden. I traded figs with a neighbor for two dozen eggs from his chickens. He had posted his request in a local gardening group and we lived within walking distance of one another. He sells his eggs for $7 a dozen! I gave…
I harvested tomatoes, lemons, figs, swiss chard, and peaches from my garden. I sowed seeds in the garden for basil, zinnias, and vincas. I made a batch of apricot vanilla jam with apricots from my garden. I used shower warm-up water, water from rinsing fruits and vegetables, water from steaming vegetables, water from canning, and…