If you enjoy photography, and gardening, life can be endlessly interesting. A plant you photograph one day may look different the next. There’s always something to photograph. This came up suddenly overnight. Powdery mildew? But, it’s on backs and fronts of leaves, so I’m not sure. I trimmed off the affected leaves. We ate this […]
If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s, you’ve got to live in your garden! I was gone for about 36 hours to San Mateo County, CA, but since I got back late last night, that translates to two garden days. It’s amazing what can happen in such a short time in the garden. A […]
Growing Sunflowers – Episode 11 – Please watch the latest episode of “Late Bloomer,” “Growing Sunflowers!” Kaye grows Lemon Queen Sunflowers from seed, and has some surprise guests! With neighbors Mona, Sophia, Michael and Dennis. Have you tried growing sunflowers? What pests have you encountered? How tall were your sunflowers? Please share “Late Bloomer” with […]
Simply Sharing Seeds! Once you join the gardening life, it’s a whole new world that opens up to you. Neighbors walking by might never have stopped to say hello, but, an edible garden in your front yard is like a magnet. Yesterday, Nancy, just such a neighbor, who lives about five blocks from me, gave […]
I decided to dig up a few more potatoes from the pot I planted March 16, in “Rainy Day in the Garden,” Episode 4 of “Late Bloomer.” The purple ones, though, looked like they had the measles! They were covered in little bumps. Did I leave them in too long? And the skin just peeled […]
Ecstasy and Agony – I love going out to the garden in the morning to see what’s happening. Sometimes it’s a good thing, like getting a good look at my first corn tassel shooting up. I planted two Double Standard seedlings March 24. Or, discovering my first tomato on one of my five seedlings, all […]
Please check out Episode 5 of “Late Bloomer,” “Downpour!” Kaye learns an important lesson about being prepared BEFORE the storm hits! With neighbor Brooke and a red-backed jumping spider. Thanks for watching!
On my evening garden cruise pest hunt, I investigate my garden with a flashlight. My neighbor, C.L., (you’ll see him in my episodes of “Late Bloomer”) has been telling me to come out at 2:00 in the morning and see what’s crawling around, that I could gather the snails and slugs in a bucket. I want to […]
Details, details, it’s all in the details! As I am premiering the first episode of my web series “Late Bloomer” tomorrow, Earth Day, there is much to be done! Facebook, Twitter, linking everything together, etc. You will be able to see “Welcome to Late Bloomer” at Kaye Kittrell’s Channel on youtube starting tomorrow. I will […]
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