NH: I had deer in my bee yard. Didn't have my camera so I couldn't take a picture. Turkey look cool though
August 7/18: Hooray! My phone might last another day! Hoping it at least survives until payday! 😲. Wishing you all a bright sunshiney day, even if the rain isn't gone. We need it!!!
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July 22/18: as much as we critically needed the rain, we also hope for a small break in the rain to continue harvesting honey. I checked the weather network today and here's what I got: This page has been struck by lightning! We can't find what you're looking for, must be that atmospheric convection. We do have some great news and video, and if that doesn't work, you can always go to the homepage. (*_*)
July 22/18: I almost need a sweater today!!! So very thankful for the rain and the break from the heat!
March 3, 2018 on the topic of the first blooms of the season:
BB: YES! we have some tulips coming up, and they appeared during the 54 degree weather [Farenheit] but are cowering today with the two - 5 inches of new snow on top of them.
me: My mini daffs have tried popping up a couple of times but all they are so far is some tiny frost bitten shoots. All in due time!!! 🌱🌱🌱
me: either that or to make it easier to get to the wildlife
BV: the deer are having a party?
me: we saw two deer making a getaway, up the road further, last night. on the other side of Delhi, we saw a hunter coming home, apparently empty-handed. With the beans stalks gone, fifteen turkeys came out, today, but then a couple of hawks chased them off. Who knew hunting season could be so complicated?! LOL
BV: thot it was hunters
me: LOL, no, a combine and entourage. Last I checked, the header was still out there, even though the combine seemed to be finished by 3 am, when Joe came back into the house! LOL The header was so huge, it couldn't have taken them very long to get it done.
July 14, 2015 · Honestly thought of watering my garden, last night. So glad I didn't!
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I have made an attempt at gardening this particular spot, two years in a row with pretty much the same results. I have successfully grown zucchini here! and weeds! LOL
2017 (and 2015 and 2016) was all about drought. I got a handful of peas from my dozens of dozens of plants and all my bean plants turned into sawdust after only producing one actual leaf, each. My squash plants did the exact same thing as the beans. :( The peas I got had one pea in each pod. With another year of not much left to do after July but to plan the next year, I found out about Hugelkultur and am very excited about it. I have too much water for the beginning and end of the gardening year and almost none through the Summer. Hugelkultur looks to be what we need!!!
I've started burying mounds of compost in ideal locations for each mini garden that I am planning for next year. I have also buried small bits of wood trimmings from my trees, in small and strategically placed mounds. We don't own our land and we do like it here, so I try not to do anything too outrageous. I have read about the benefits of bringing in dump truck loads of wood chips, but also feel that might be a bit more than what the land lord would appreciate on his land.
The picture of the flooded garden also shows a set of tire tracks that fill up with water with every rainfall, too. This is at the bottom of a rather steep hill and the flat space on the upper side of the tire tracks is where I park my full-sized school bus from Fall to Spring. On the hill, I have planted some lavender and Scottish heather plants. The lavender seems to be doing very well, but I think the heather needs more water during the Summer. I could Hugel some sort of kultur between the plants without actually disturbing the plants too much. This could help with the drought and the flooding each year!
I have to be honest, though. Hugelkultur is not even a new idea to me, just the term. I have a friend who told me of his gardening adventures in a nearby city. His first year was dismal and his Italian neighbour suggested tips that seem to me to be a whole lot like Hugelkultur. My friend noticed improvement every single year, after. I don't recall him mentioning any wood product, just leaves and compost, maybe even some newspaper. Sometimes we just have to work with what we have!
Aug. 26/15: I got another butternut squash from my garden - and a huge watermelon!!! :D woohoo! Also, apparently pulling weeds has been good for my sore shoulder! LOL
June 5, 2015: It looks as though we had a visitor this morning! She just came to the edge of my garden and turned around - trampled nothing! What a good girl!
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