Since we have a long growing season in central North Carolina, we can actually get two crops of squash out of a season. Well, that is, except for the squash bugs. One of this year’s experiments involved waiting until the usual squash bug season… Continue Reading “SQUASH IT”
I cleaned out the garden debris in containers that have finished their life cycle. These are the containers I will use to plant fall crops. One of them contained the plant for a new to me variety of squash that I was disappointed had… Continue Reading “UNEXPECTED 8 BALL”
Things are moving along with the squash! Last night I found this: By this morning, when I left for work, it had fully opened! Ooh, excitement is brewing in the garden!
There’s really not much time off when gardening in this part of North Carolina. When you’re done growing for one season, you’d better have already made your plans and prepared for the next season. Winter isn’t even immune from this cycle; it’s just a… Continue Reading “Looking Ahead”
Yesterday was moving day for the chicks and they are out of the bathtub and into their brooder box in the chicken run. Just in time, too. Besides the jumping out of the tub trick that a couple of them had discovered, the smell… Continue Reading “The Chicks are Gone!”
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