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 …
This week was a slow week on the homestead. I was mostly out of commission, focusing on work and a series of headaches. My biggest asset in this entire enterprise is my capacity to work. My time, energy, grit, and physical resilience require management. Towards that end, I’m taking the fact that I’m feeling burnt …
Major push on the beds this week. The lovely weather let us accomplish a lot. Beds are taking shape and woody plants have started going in. Looking at the next project, I’m diving into aquaponics with both feet. What’s Blooming What’s Happening in the garden The weather has been lovely and my bare root plants …
We’ve tried growing tall grasses and prairie plants in the bed previously, but they haven’t had the best luck returning year on year. In 2018 I was feeling well enough that, I decided to get serious about trying to make this bed something attractive. I covered the entire bed with landscape fabric and a layer …