The big surprise this week was a single prairie smoke in bloom. I wasn’t expecting anything from them this year, and it’s awfully late in the season for it, but I’ll enjoy it all the same. Unlike other Geums, the real show with this plant is the seeds, not the flowers. So hopefully I’ll have …
Things are still sparse on the homestead this week. The shining peony from last week has already faded. There’s no sign of blooms on the second peony. It might not be getting enough light. I’m looking at adding more June flowers next year, that’s top of my priorities. The bright spot has been vegetables blooming. …
Last week, I decided that Asian dwarf shrimp might be a great enterprise for the homestead. And I still mostly think that. But as I’ve been doing my research, I keep running into what could be an absolute deal-breaker in practice. Shrimp can be extremely finicky about water chemistry. This might force me to violate …