Archive for August, 2012

Drip Line!

Drip Line!

| August 31, 2012 | 2 Replies

I’ve been concerned about splashing water on the leaves when hand-watering from the hose, so I installed a drip line in the parkway this week. The area where I had corn is empty, so I need to get celery, broccoli and chard started there. Here’s the bed after I broke up the clay soil. My […]

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August Watermelon Update

August Watermelon Update

| August 30, 2012 | 6 Replies

August Watermelon Update – Well, it’s been a lot longer than the 73 days marked on the seedlings tag to get ripe watermelons, in fact, only five have been removed from the vines, either by me, or two by a thief. It began to look like my watermelon exercise was a bust. Alas, my neighbor, […]

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Zucchini Madness – Episode 17!

Zucchini Madness – Episode 17!

| August 29, 2012 | 9 Replies

Check out the latest episode of “Late Bloomer.” I go a little mad growing zucchini! Watch here on in high resolution on YouTube. Thanks for watching! Please share! – Kaye

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Growing Radishes 101

Growing Radishes 101

| August 26, 2012 | 5 Replies

My neighbor, Dennis, told me that if you fail Growing Radishes 101, you might not be cut out for gardening, presumably because radishes are so easy to grow. This is an update to an earlier post “About the Radishes….” Today, since the barrel was choked with tall radish leaves, and since it’s been enough time […]

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Parrots and Finches Spell Trouble for my Sunflowers

Parrots and Finches Spell Trouble for my Sunflowers

| August 23, 2012 | 5 Replies

I looked out the window about 10:30 AM. It was a cloudy morning, so the Black-Hooded Parakeets, or Nanday Conure Parrots were late getting over here. If you are following my blog, especially the post “Meet My Kids,” you know I’ve got, uh, had some nice sunflowers. There were four balanced on the sturdy Lemon Queen, one […]

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Hello, Goldy!

Hello, Goldy!

| August 22, 2012 | 6 Replies

Goldy Honey Bear, Helianthus annus, Botanical Interests Seeds

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Once Proud Amaranth

Once Proud Amaranth

| August 21, 2012 | 5 Replies

My purple amaranth was very beautiful a month ago. Though it never reached eight feet as the seed packet promised (like two to four), it was a nice addition to the garden. I don’t know if it was soil (mine is adobe brick) and poor drainage, or irregular watering, but the tall shoots of blooms would […]

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Yellow, Green and a Touch of Purple

Yellow, Green and a Touch of Purple

| August 21, 2012 | 5 Replies

Taking a look around this morning, I notice a few things. My first orange pepper is almost orange! Look closely and you will see the water spots from my hand-watering with a hose. I’ve got to get soaker hoses set up one of these days. My butterfly bush is loaded with seed pods ready to […]

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Upon Arrival

Upon Arrival

| August 19, 2012 | 12 Replies

I just returned from a few days in New England, and these are some of the things I found in my garden upon arrival. My first bloom of my Mexican Sunflowers. The packet says 6-8′ tall, however mine all look like they’ll be lucky to reach two feet. Wow, do they pack some color! Lots […]

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Monarchs and Milkweed – Episode 16

Monarchs and Milkweed – Episode 16

| August 14, 2012 | 14 Replies

In this episode, I visit Loree Bryer, citizen scientist for the Monarch Butterfly in her milkweed habitat garden in Mar Vista, California. Come see what we discover on this day in late June. View here or in high resolution on YouTube. Thanks for watching! – Kaye

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