Side garden

Garden Notes

I added the second tier of tomato cages today – probably should have done that a couple of weeks ago.  I ended up tying several large stems to various places outside the cages to keep them corralled.     Definitely need to keep track of the timing better for next year. It’s a good thing

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Eggplant

Garden Notes

A few pictures from the community garden over the week – I’ve got at least one small tomato, and the eggplant are blooming.    I did take home the larger zucchini in that picture – I knew I wasn’t going to be by for a few more days, and those have a habit of blowing

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Beach Rose, Rosa rugosa

Beach Rose

Beach Rose Rosa rugosa Other names: rugosa rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose, beach tomato or sea tomato; saltspray rose, potato rose, Turkestan rose Family: Rosaceae Range: Native to northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia. Native: Introduced Native Habitat: The coast, especially sand dunes. Bloom Time: May to July Notes: ‘Rugosa’ means wrinkled. The plant

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Marius hat

Knitting Notes

The child sized Skull hat is done.   I’m not officially closing out the project yet – this is a bit big for M this year.   So I have to have a little think about that. So, in the meantime, I’m moving on to something else.    This is my 40th birthday sweater –

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