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Second-hand bees, the fig chopstick and early season support for favas
Early this morning Art and Bryn from 3B honeybees dropped by for a hive checkup. After their last visit two weeks ago, Bryn reported that the hive seemed to be doing poorly, with few larvae in the cells. Sometimes as the weather … Continue reading
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YOU WON’T BELEIVE WHAT HAPPENED TO HIVE 49!!!!
Hive 49 arrived in my garden three weeks ago and was placed on the stump facing the sun. Last weekend Bryn and Art were here for a check-up and reported that the queen hasn’t been laying and they will replace … Continue reading
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Favulous!
The first spring favas are now growing strong (above). They will need supports eventually; although they stay upright while they grow, the weight of the beans causes the stalks to collapse. All of the peas are growing, including the sweet … Continue reading
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Creepy night garden mitigation project
Creepy night garden mitigation project. In my last blog post I mentioned how super-creepy our garden is at night. After giving the matter more thought, we went out and bought some garden lanterns at Costco. My modus operandi in Costco is … Continue reading
Spring ahead, fall down
This is a super-long post about everything that happened today in the garden…lots is going on and I haven’t blogged for awhile so just scroll down to look at photos if you want. The much anticipated manure arrived yesterday, … Continue reading
This one is wet. This one is wet. This one is wet.
Here are two of the different types of snowdrops blooming now. The ones above, with round blossoms and wide leaves, are the first to bloom each spring. The ones below are slimmer and seem to be huddling together under the shrubs. Lots … Continue reading
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Parsnips are the new kale
Last week several friends told me that parsnips are the “it” vegetable for 2015. One foodie friend even went so far as to proclaim “parsnips are the new kale!” Needless to say, I’ve made some space in my garden for parsnips … Continue reading
Secrets to Gardening
Over Christmas I read Gretchen Rubin’s “The Happiness Project”. The book was well-researched and easy to read, and I was entertained by her method of giving herself a gold star every day that she managed to stick to her Happiness Project resolutions. … Continue reading
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A hit of California sunshine and Getty ground covers
Rather than focus the super-crappy weather that us Vancouverites have had to endure recently, here are some photos of California sunshine from a recent visit to Los Angeles. A highlight of the trip was an afternoon spent with The Man at the J. … Continue reading
Happy Winter Solstice
Here in the Northern hemisphere, yesterday was winter solstice. So, like everything this year, my Winter Solstice Greeting is a little late. Now that the shortest day of the year has passed, we can all hopefully notice and appreciate those … Continue reading
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