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Tomatoes and Tomatillos - The tiny tomatoes are growing.I thought mulching with cardboard would be a good idea since I had so many cardboard boxes readily available after all the on...
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Gardening for Geeks (Book Review) - I know that for some people gardening is little more than digging holes and sticking plants in them--and it is surprising how much success you can have doi...
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flowers & going wheat free - It has been brought to my attention that there are other things that need addressing besides dreamily walking around the yard with your felco’s cutting flo...6 days ago
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Don't Bother Me! I'm Gardening! - *Test Bed: Bird Back 40* I dread the month of May. I really do. I shouldn't. This is my "can't miss" gardening month. I should love it to death. But, instea...
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well, well, well - he decides to show up - yup - i have been a bad blogger.... bad, bad, bad. but what really gets me going on this blog is when the new growing season starts. and start, it has. ...
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Lavender Success - Lavender looks successful in the garden this season. I planted seed way back in September 2010, and nothing really came of the seeds. Now, 2 1/2 years la...
2 weeks ago -
The Time of Surprises - This time of year things change so quickly in the garden it can be difficult to keep up. This volunteer poppy was not open at 6:00 this morning but the next...
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Easter Garden Update - Started my tomato and pepper seeds about a month ago. They bolted before I could get them under lights and I had to restart, setting me back a couple weeks...
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Creating A New Fashion And Beauty Trend For 2013 - Love To Look Brilliant? Try out These Fashion Tips! Simply too many men and women these days don't realize the importance of keeping up with fashion and ...
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Seed Starting, my favorite time of year! - Excitement builds, as it is my favorite time of year! Seed Starting!!!! Starting seeds to me means a new start and great possibilities! I do love growing ...
2 months ago -
Sunset Western Garden book for iPad/iPhone! - I was so happy to discover that there's an iPad/iPhone version of the heavy, moisture-sensitive but invaluable resource for Western gardeners, the Sunset W...
2 months ago -
Profiteroles or Cream Puff Recipe (Pate a Choux Dough) - I am a sucker for French Pastries. I cannot walk by a bakery without filling a box full of croissants, eclairs, profiteroles, etc. Once you learn how to m...6 months ago
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If I ever find the time - I purchased about a dozen dahlia's at a recent gardening plant sale. They are only tubers, so I went hunting on the web to see if I could foresee what the...
8 months ago -
Garden2Blog 2012 with P. Allen Smith & Friends - April was a blur for me as I spent most of it sick, then May was spent catching up on the garden chores that I neglected in April, with some excitement s...
11 months ago -
Daffodil Blogorama 2012 - Narcissus Nirvana is back with the *2012* *Daffodil Blogorama (*a round-up of blog posts about daffodils) and the annual meeting of the American Daffodil S...
1 year ago -
Best Hostess Gift Ever! - a href=http://kitchen-55.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/20111204-123346.jpgimg src=http://kitchen-55.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/20111204-123346.jpg al...1 year ago
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Moving... - Hello. Long time, no blogging - on my end, anyway. Here's the story: In May it was settled that I'd be transferred for work, and life became a jumble of...
1 year ago -
The location of these ripening tomatoes is classified - Please, do not breathe a word of this to the baby.
1 year ago -
Not your average bear - Click here to see more Savage ChickensUnbeknownst to us, and without any effort whatsoever, we have become what some may consider to be a bit unusual. Cou...
1 year ago -
swarm call #4 - Site Location: Rancho Cordova Swarm Location: 6 feet up a tree on a branch (perfect) Time invested in collection: 45 min on site; 45 min driving (total 1.5 ...2 years ago
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Gorgeous! I haven't seen a butterfly yet on our property- just an abundance of ladybugs and bees. Just a matter of time I hope.....
Beautiful!
Carri and HappyM - Thank you!
I have noticed quite a few bees here as well, Carri.
The ladybug population seems to be getting off to a slow start, however. I have had only a few sightings to date.
Both seem odd to me since ladybugs were abundant here last year and I have heard we are in the midst of a bee population crisis.
Perhaps the apparent ladybug shortage is due to only intermittent warm weather. I can't wait for Spring to really arrive, not just tease us as it has so far!
Maybe I stole your ladybugs?! I hope not! We released over 3000 of them last year for my daughters' birthday party (the kids LOVED it). Normally the ladybugs are gone within a day or so, but I think we actually had some that stuck around and moved into our lot!
3,000! Remarkable. What a lovely idea for a birthday party. I bought some at OSH once to share with my students when I was teaching preschool. It amazed me how the most active students could sit so transfixed for so long.
It must be the weather. I had tons of ladybugs last year and just a few so far this season. My clover and vetch are full of bees though,so many I can hear them wHen I walk out the back door.
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