We have an average sized suburban lot which is mostly dedicated to the antics of our three busy boys. The 15' x 25' area behind the garage was pretty worthless lawn, though, so I spent last year converting it into a vegetable garden. I threw some blackberries and blueberries in there for good measure, and planted some fruit trees around the yard. It's great to be able to give the kids organic fruits and vegetables straight from the garden, and even convinces them to eat things I don't think they would have tried normally (like collard greens). Can't wait for the fruit trees to swing into full production! ...
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| My gardening buddy. Mar 27, 2012 | |
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Is that an anole? Whatever it is, it's cool! |
SweetDomesticity
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How cool! Though I'm not going to lie, I think it would probably take a couple of years off my life if I encountered him in my garden :) |
tallulahshines
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Ah! I love these guys!! My nephew had one as a pet that he somehow got from school -- he ended up out the cage, and on the ceiling! lol. |
| julia42's Buzz Mar 25, 2012 | |
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I was just in the garden and I heard a rustling under a leaf. Moved the leaf to discover a cockroach (shudder). Then I heard a louder rustling and stepped away. A big lizard jumped out and ate the cockroach. Kind of cool!
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UnusualFarmChick
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That would be so cool to see. Total natural spontaneous cycle of life... very cool. |
| julia42's Buzz Mar 25, 2012 | |
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Found 2 monarch caterpillars on my radish today! I wanted to relocate them away from my veggies, but I wasn't sure what they like other than milkweed. Dill?
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UnusualFarmChick
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very cool! I wish I had something for an answer but all I could thing was "cool!". Do you plant milk weed to attract the butterflies? I ask being you found TWO of them in caterpillar stage. Why can't... more » |
julia42
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I don't plant milkweed, actually, so I was surprised to find them. I did a little research online and it looks like they really only eat milkweed, so I sent them to school with my neighbor's daughter... more » |
| julia42's Buzz Mar 25, 2012 | |
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Also, remind me next year that I really only need, like, 2 mizuna plants...
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| julia42's Buzz Mar 25, 2012 | |
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Woohoo! Planted a brand new very beautiful Rio Red Grapefruit tree today!! It makes me so happy to look out the window and see it.
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Clenram
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I have one grapefruit that made it threw winter... I hope yours does well too! |
julia42
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Our area has a lot of grapefruit trees in yards that go through every winter unprotected. I suppose the only problematic things would be if there are early hard freezes that mess up the fruit. ... more » |
| julia42's Buzz Mar 23, 2012 | |
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Toady I added another Oauchita Blackberry to my collection. I also picked up a Pink Scullcap for the front beds - one of my favorite ornamentals.
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Those look really cool! |
tallulahshines
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yay! im trying these out also! I hope that we do well! an old peruvian lady from boston told me that I absolutely had to put some of these peppers in with fettuccine alfredo! |
julia42
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Thanks for the tip! I'll have to try it. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them - they just looked too cool to pass up! How is the variegation on the leaves of yours? I have... more » |
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| julia42's Buzz Mar 20, 2012 | |
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That is a serious storm out there.
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Actually I just read that a tornado touched down about 1/4 mile from here around the time of the crazy wind, so I guess it was some bad weather after all. |
JMTKMS
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Quarter mile? That is too close for comfort. Have you had many tornado's in your area? One that close is scary enough for me, I ll take an earthquake any day. |
joeythejoe
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we ended up with 4"+ just east of Dallas. Also got some very small hail but nothing that did any damage. |
| julia42's Buzz Mar 19, 2012 | |
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I love collard greens, but I'm starting to get pretty tired of collard greens.
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