As I previously reported, although the corn was starting to tassel, I wasn't seeing any ears forming. Last night and again this morning I checked and I have found one ear forming. One ear! Hopefully, …
Harvest Update From the Garden
This is one of the first zinnia flowers. Normally, the Japanese beetles start eating these about the time they flower, but not this year. How wonderful! Perhaps they just didn't find them, tucked in …
How Does Your Garden Grow?
So how does the garden grow? Very well, today, since we got over an inch of rain in the morning. In central Indiana, we've been fortunate with the rain so far this year, generally getting some when we …
Beans, Yes, Beans!
I picked a handful of green beans today.You are saying to yourself at this point, "So what is the big deal that this deserves a whole blog entry?"I agree that normally this would not be a big deal, …
Big Boulders
In the midst of my raised bed vegetable garden, I have this large boulder. I'm tempted to say that it is a large meteor that just fell from the sky and I'm lucky it landed where it did and not on top …
Lazy Summer Days
Lazy days of summer. The bee above didn't even attempt to fly away when I took this picture. It's sitting on a False Sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides.Some updates:My youngest sister was surprised to …
