While my mom was visiting a few weeks ago I built my first “strawberry barrel” (see picture below) out of a 55 gallon drum and she bought me 50 strawberry roots. After looking for the best variety, I settled on the Ft. Laramie. We ordered them and the waiting began. I looked in the mail…
Garden
Consider the Daffodil
This is over 1,300 photos taken with time-lapse photography. The photos were taken at 1 minute intervals during a 48 hour period of time in my dining room. I’ll have to work on controlling the light and focus as the daffodil opens. The subject of the daffodil was of interest because of the contrast of…
Farmers Market
On Saturday’s from 9AM -1PM you can find produce from local farmers being sold by those local farmers. It is an annual pleasure to begin shopping at this farmers market on the College of Southern Idaho’s campus (on North College Street). There are many reasons why it’s a pleasure: *I like supporting the local hometown…
A Pansy by Any Other Name…
A rose by any other name would still be a rose. But what about this hardy cool weather flower? The flower world must think it odd that we have adopted the name of this hardy spring time flower to use as a name to make fun of someone who wants a soft life. I’ve had this conversation…
The Plot Thickens
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. Ecclesiastes 3:2 (NASB) It may be too early to begin planting my 2013 garden but I like trying. Today, I planted snow peas and spinach on the south side of our house under the lean-to green house I made a few years ago out of…