Expect future posts on my garden expansion project.
149th Year: R. H. Shumway Seedsman
What may be better than Valentines Day? Receiving the BIG, beautiful RHShumway seed catalog in February when the outside temperature is 20 degrees F.
I normally buy local herb/tomato/vegetable nursery plants in May. This year, as well as plants I am ordering seed. Three categories of plants have my attention.
Expect future posts on my garden expansion project.
Yard
Kitchen
Compost bins
Composting is both a dirty job and “Black gold” to enrich vegetable garden….this season’s yield…200 pounds!
For eighteen years, I have used a three step process to mitigate the slime and smell of kitchen waste. This year I added a fourth step.
All gardening starts with dirt. Yes, it is less expensive and messy to buy compost by the bag at garden centers. Homemade is better.
and thank you to 2,000 followers!
Our very cold late spring in central Indiana stunted blooms on our flowering trees. However, the rains that followed supported the best season ever for our hostas.
May 2018: Last year’s great expectations deflated. Here we “grow” again! Our perennial kiwi vine has a strong start for this season. It is front and center in the photo below with four vines. So far, the longest one is over three feet long.
May 2017: Yesterday, we were pleasantly surprised to find potted “Hardy Kiwi” for $12 at Cox’s Plant Farm. I thought kiwi grew on trees like apples or cherries. It is a vine that prefers a trellis to support perhaps 100 fruit. We’ll let you know how we did.
http://ediblelandscaping.com/careguide/Kiwi/
Look DOWN
Hiden inside the clump of lovely daffodils…are they duck eggs? They seem to be large for duck eggs. I hope the little ones survived. I did not realize they were there until they were gone 😦
Christmas tree launch? Entrance to the Indianapolis Museum of Art
New Fields: More than a Museum
Gardens, Old Field Estate, Greenhouse, 100 Acre Park
Drive thru Christmas light show is the main attraction this year.
With all the interest in the sun and the total solar eclipse today…let’s balance the chatter with photos of what is blooming in Elfcroft’s Moon Garden.
I love the ideas in this Houzz article on Moongates. Enjoy!
