More September blooms
Critters
Little snake hiding in my pots. Still getting used to this aspect of gardening. Let it live. =)
Little frog in the bucket we use to catch water that drips from the faucet. Hope he is not dinner for the snake!
I think this is the best part of gardening without pesticides. Love seeing salamanders, lizards, toads, frogs, birds, and even snakes. But it is a circle of life. When we have tons of tadpoles, something comes along and eats them at night. Poor little fellers.
What’s blooming in September?
Sunflower Seeds are ready
The birds get most of them and they make quite a mess, but it is beautiful sight.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Cute little predator
In June, production is still going strong
What’s blooming in May
Whats blooming? Red creeping rose, star jasmine, copper canyon daisy, and mealy blue sage. Note: mealy blue sage grows easily from seed and is very tolerant of alkaline soils.
Lizards and anole
Two lizards soaking up some sun. And an anole on the hunt.
First loquat fruit
First loquat fruit from our tree planted two years ago. Bees loved the flowers, but we only got a few fruit. Not sure why…birds, squirrels, lack of pollination? Will need to look into this for next year. The fruit was delicious and reminds me of my childhood…
First fruits and veggies from our spring garden
Dewberries
I used to work with a guy who made a delicious Dewberry pie. He would pick them wild from some spot where he would go fishing. I wish I had gotten that recipe!
Flowers in April and Fruit in May. The birds love it too!
Unusually wet April brings lots of blooms
Spring has sprung!
Time to harvest carrots
…and make room for spring veggies. We planted our carrots in whiskey barrels this time. Success! We will give away a lot to friends and family. I think we should have picked these in February though. Many of them were quite large, but some were really small. Possibly caused by a large ant pile I did not notice in one of the barrels. Not sure what happened. Always learning…
Leave something for the bees and butterflies
So we got tired of eating broccoli and stopped picking it after a while. The result was a blessing. All through the month of February and part of March, our broccoli bloomed and was covered in bees and butterflies. I wish I could post a video so you could see all of the bees and butterflies, but here is a picture.
The sad part was having to pull it out in order to prepare for our spring garden. It was still covered in blooms when we pulled it. Next year, we will plant some where we can leave it in longer.
What’s blooming in December?
Not much is blooming in December. It is important to provide pollen year round. I think I learned about this on an episode of Central Texas Gardener. I hope to add to my list of plants in the coming years. Here is what is blooming in my garden this month:
Birds need water in the winter too
Crimson sweet watermelon in October
Growing watermelon takes a lot of space. Not sure if I will do this again, but it was really neat growing them. I recommend Crimson Sweet because they are small and I think that means they ripen faster and the big melons. This variety was recommended by the County Agricultural Extension service, so I gave it a try. Success. (It helped that this was a rainy year)