by Susan | Oct 3, 2010 | Garden
So this may not be very exciting for you, but I just harvested my very first carrots! I didn’t get them planted until August and I’ve had to thwart the deer to keep them growing, but here they are! I only planted three rows in my raised bed, but with the...
by Susan | Aug 23, 2010 | Garden
One of the first things I noticed when I moved to New England is that summer weather doesn’t really hit until July. Paul enjoys the saying that in Maine we have two seasons – winter and the Fourth of July. While this often seems like only a slight exaggeration,...
by Susan | Aug 1, 2010 | Garden
Today I had the time and the cucumbers to attempt another round of pickles. The first batch we made turned out good, but not awesome, so I’m told. Apparently I have a family of pickle connoisseurs. This time around we made pickles with a different recipe. We...
by Susan | Jul 28, 2010 | Garden
I’m not sure what this says about me, but I get really excited about growing garlic. A bit garden geeky, I know. Today was harvest day for my Russian Red. It’s like Christmas day digging up the garlic and see how Mother Nature treated the little cloves I planted in...
by Susan | Jun 8, 2010 | Garden
I spent a thoroughly enjoyable half hour this afternoon photographing the butterflies enjoying my chive flowers. The flowers are a bit passed their prime, but that didn’t seem to bother this Red Admiral or Vanessa atalanta.
by Susan | Jun 2, 2010 | Garden
Another critter has taken up residence in my garden. Three different times this little garter snake has surprised an “eek!” out of me when I was puttering in the garden. Despite the high pitched squeal I’m fairly certain that he’s more scared...
by Susan | May 30, 2010 | Garden
Last year was my first attempt at growing garlic. After trying some Russian Red garlic from the local farmer’s market (at a premium price) I became a garlic snob. I enjoyed this hard neck garlic so much more than what’s available in the grocery store, I...
by Susan | May 16, 2010 | Garden
This afternoon I spied something unexpected in my garden. Nestled next to my newly planted peony was a tiny mouse. I studied it for a moment trying to decide what to do. I assumed that it was dead, but on on further inspection I could see it’s fur moving as it...
by Susan | May 14, 2010 | Garden
We finished building our house in 2006. Each year since then we’ve addressed something outside in the effort to make it look as if we don’t live in a construction zone. Although there is a benefit of a gravel yard – no mowing! This week I decided to...
