for being such a nice place to live…. What a lovely Thanksgiving weekend we’re having!Mayne Island’s last outdoor Farmer’s Market of the year happens on Thanksgiving weekend. So on Saturday, the sun came out and we just had to make sure to go…. Deacon Vale Farm’s truck stand is always a pleasure to see at [. . .]
yesterday’s delivery
The things I was gathering together yesterday for the weekly Sunday delivery to the door of one of my best-garden-customers-ever looked so nice and gave me so much joy I just had to take a picture of it and post it here. The delivery included a small autumn bouquet…..a big messy, lovely bunch of grasses, [. . .]
mouse melons
A couple of years ago, I was looking through a seed catalogue and saw this interesting little cucumber. The Mexican Sour Gherkin. Or “Mouse Melon” because it looks like a tiny little mouse-sized watermelon. They sounded interesting so I tried it and turns out, I love growing them. The vines are very decorative, delicate yet [. . .]
Why Bother?
I enjoyed reading this article “Why Bother?” so I’m posting it here….an excerpt….by Michael Pollan from The New York Times magazine, April 20, 2008: Have you looked into the eyes of a climate scientist recently? They look really scared. Whatever we can do as individuals to change the way we live at this suddenly very [. . .]
busy as a bee
In early September the “Autumn Joy” sedum blooms are beginning to turn pink and the bees all go crazy for it. If you want to make sure you have food for the bees in your garden in early fall plant some Autumn Joy….they love it!! Both honey bees and bumble bees, butterflies and other little [. . .]
apples!
Baskets full of apples are really just as decorative as flower bouquets…and maybe even more satisfying to admire at this time of year….these are “Spartans” and are so crispy and juicy right now. ’tis the season for apples and tree planting too…and there’s nothing like a tree full of fruit and baskets full of it [. . .]