Adding alfalfa meal is also a great way to increase soil tilth especially heavy clay soil. It is generally weed-free and adds nitrogen and trace minerals to soil. Also contains a natural fatty-acid growth stimulant called triacontanol helps stimulate plant growth. You can use it in place or with...
@heirloomgal snow … it’s hard to realize that winter is coming soon here too.
We are experiencing an atmospheric river , lots of rain and soggy realestate.
Rain all weekend. Marine layer hanging around. Foggy snd misty. The crabby weather has not interrupted the fall leaf show. Every leaf is getting brighter and brighter. When the afternoon sunshine finally arrives the landscape is glowing in all these rich colors of autumn.
@baymule have a couple leaning posts and gate problems . I might get the tractor out and pull the post straighter lto make them easier to open and close, and add a couple cross bars. I have a bunch of blocks and T posts holding them up but I still have to lift the gates up because the ground...
@heirloomgal your have done a super job organizing all the different beans as well as collections info about each one.
This thread for the entire season from your garden to harvest as well as the organization of each variety of beans also reviewed with a glowing coverage of colors , production...
This thread has been interesting to follow. I happen to run across a you tube video on ancient heirloom varieties of beans grown by ancient Native American tribes . Great info .
Great choice and truely gorgeous. Amaryllis are a great choice for holiday blooms. Its a yearly tradition here.
Just brought all the bulbs out off a break and repotted for the holidays.
A few pics from last year.
Great way to celebrate . Yes we are a gathering of long standing level of life, a mature community, probably with 100’s of years of experiences to share if we add and total up all our ages. Proud grandma… 👵purple toe and all…
Ground squirrels have literally run tunnels around the foundation of the house , out buildings and barn. Trees and shrubs the garden looks like swisscheese. I have tried a number of ways to catch them that did not work all summer. I finally purchases a Squirrelinator trap. Caught both the...