After going through my cupboard yesterday and finding nothing but imported honey I resolved to start buying local. I know local honey is available at the grocer - it’s just at a higher price. Do you buy local honey? If so, does it cost more?
Thanks to Jan for recommending African Blue Basil. It’s interesting the comments my previous post about saving the bees generated - locally I’ve not found many people aware of the issue. Once people become aware of it however, they get interested real fast - just like I did.
On another note, I’ve been neglecting my square foot garden a bit, but it hasn’t suffered - not with the drip irrigation system hubby installed. My strawberry plants are looking a bit droopy but many of the others are thriving - peas are starting to think about climbing up their trellis, and the seeds are getting along very well. My husband’s tomato plants are curling up in their upside down planter - I learned the hard way not to try to straighten them when the branch I was holding snapped right off.
I’m doing summer seedlings now, - radishes (which can be grown in summer heat as long as I shade them a bit), tomatoes, beets, swiss chard, okra, peppers, squash and carrots. So far the radishes and beets are popping right up - the others are taking their time.
Here are the peat pots I’ve started some of my seedlings in. The others are planted in the little mesh pop up soil things - am trying it out.
My “drainage” system for these seedlings is a cooling rack I use to set cookies on. Works like a charm.
And I finally caught a picture of the hummingbird outside my kitchen window today - she keeps visiting but I never get her picture. I think it’s a she because she’s not so bright. The pic didn’t turn out so terrific but I’m still proud I’ve got at least one shot. She’s got a dull metallic green back and a little black band around the neck.
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You’re starting radishes indoors in peat pots? What’s the temp there? Radishes will sprout outside even in 40-50 degree weather (just much slower, hehe). I just direct sow mine and they’re popping up within a few days. I’m curious if your peat pots will limit the growth of the radishes since the radishes mature way before the peat pots decompose.
Love the humming bird pic. Looks very professional! Great work to catch it!
Sinfonian -
The temperature here has been fluctuating like crazy - 90 one day then dipping down to 35 the next. It’s supposed to be warm this week but I ran out of room to plant stuff outside so decided to start seedlings inside. good point about the peat pots - sometimes I just rip it off and then transplant.
Thanks for the compliment - that hummingbird was way hard to catch - took me 5 days with my camera sitting by the window LOL
I’m from TN, and I’ve started my own square foot garden. I’m going to end up planting some everbearing strawberries. I’ll have to check to see how yours are progressing! I hope mine aren’t droopy.
Very cool picture of the hummingbird
Nice photo of the hummingbird! It may be a female Allen’s hummingbird but it is difficult to tell. They are such lovely birds but hard to photograph. Thanks for stopping by!
DP- thanks for visiting - you have a terrific blog!
Good Acres - Thanks for visiting - I think you may be right about being an Allen hummingbird, yes it’s very hard to tell
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