Archive for the ‘Gardening’ Category

First Melon Harvest

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

I harvested our first successful melon from the backyard this week. I probably let it get a bit too ripe, but the kids have declared it delicious! Surprisingly I have another one that looks like it will be bigger than this one! The melons have been really ...

It’s almost time for fall planting…

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

I learned from the container gardening workshop at the Springs Preserve that the best time to start planting for the fall is right around August 15th. That day is quickly creeping up on us and I have big plans this fall! So to start getting ready I pulled ...

Melons, Eggplant, Peppers, oh my!

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

I figured it was time for a garden update! Some things are doing well, others not so much. First we have the squash, it seems to be doing OK. No babies yet, but looks healthy enough. The watermelon is doing ehhh... parts of it seem ok, others ...

Gradening in the city…

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

The backyard garden seems to be going ok. There are definitely some issues (the ants seem to think I planted it solely for their pleasure) but I think things are progressing well for my first serious attempt. Here is the "viney" stuff - the far right is the honey ...