Yes, it’s that time again when the elm seed bug invades our homes and garages. I find them on every window sill, hanging on doors, climbing into outside attic vents, window screens, in the rabbit feed storage. They really are everywhere. And when the temperatures get hot – in the 90’s or above they really […]
The raspberries in my garden are crazy this year! I hope they are abundant in your garden as well. I have been picking every day and am so thankful for all the berries I now have in my freezer. I think some of the success is due to increased regular watering – they are on […]
I wanted to add several more pictures to update on the juniper hedges and their removal and shredding, the fence building and the flower bed planting. Here are the photos with a little bit of commentary. We hired a neighbor with a back hoe to haul out the junipers and move them to our pasture […]
Fall Blooming Here is a SHORT list of fall blooming plants that grow well in Idaho heat low humidity alkaline soils do not require a lot of water. These are the best flowers I have found. This is not a complete list by any means, and if you have some suggestions- I will add them! Asters: […]
I have read a lot about gardening in straw bales…. But since I had a bunch of old hay bales, I decided to try hay bale gardening instead. Right now, I am growing a cucumber plant, strawberries and potatoes in 4 hay bales. I like the bales, because I don’t have to dig in the […]
I have found an interesting article from Elmore County Extension office in Mountain Home, ID- called “Missing Links in SW Idaho Soil Management”. Here is the site to read it: http://extension.uidaho.edu/elmore/files/2013/12/MissingLinksinSWIdahoSoilManagement.pdf In this short article, it explains that our alkaline soils need a lot of compost, but also some micronutrients in order for plants to thrive. I wanted […]
A friend gave me some hops last year and I loved the chartreuse color and the height they provided around the garden. Last year, two stems grew to the top of my garage and flowered. The flowers are attractive, aromatic and edible. I decided to grow my hops in another area of the yard. I had […]
While I am scrubbing out the dinner scraps from a pan, or washing glassware, I love to be distracted by the plants outside the window. Here is my view in April! Love to see the variety of color of the tulips! Everyone needs a kitchen window to look outside, to distract, to remind yourself of the […]
Several times in the past 2 weeks, I have stopped to admire the tulips in my garden. The flowers are larger, the leaves are larger, the stems are longer! I know it’s not my imagination. I remember some springs where a particular group of tulips near my sidewalk, barely bloomed- the size of a golf […]