Calm

Published on: June 12, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 5 Comments

Peace!

New Plants and Some Rain

Published on: June 12, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 2 Comments

We got an inch and a half last night…nothing to sneeze at, although I’d love it to be more. But everything in the gardens loved it and seem to be smiling this morning. I went out early and got four new plants in the ground. I’m cutting it close on the new things I can […]

Rain!

Published on: June 12, 2009 by catballou24 3 Comments

We are finally getting rain…yay! We just had a tornado warning but it stayed north of us. Lots of rain and I’m really hoping it’s significant because it seems to be so from our perspective. We need it! Hope everyone is safe and dry…Peace!

Circle of Life

Published on: June 11, 2009 by catballou24 4 Comments

We had some crazy winds yesterday for all of 15 minutes, no tornado warnings but reminded me a bit of it except the sky was clear. So where these winds came from, I don’t know. But they did their damage sadly. We lost an upside/down tomato, and the worse one, the birdhouse was blown hard […]

Peaceful Valley Organics

Published on: June 10, 2009 by catballou24 2 Comments

I have to say a word about these fine folks. We’ve been ordering seeds from them for 4 years now and have never been disappointed. My last orders were shade cloth, potatoes and seeds. All ordered at different times within a couple weeks of each other (I needed more shade cloth and then after the […]

Hot!

Published on: June 10, 2009 by catballou24 1 Comment

And not in a good way! My porch says 92 but I swear it feels over 100 in the sun. Tomorrow’s temps? 100!! And no rain in sight. I’ve been using liquid seaweed on everything every 2 weeks now and am hoping it will help the plants combat some of this heat. We are quickly […]

An Ah Ha! Moment

Published on: June 9, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 2 Comments

Thanks to Gail over at Clay and Limestone, I found out the name of this delicate looking beauty in my garden, Commelina communis or Asiatic Dayflower. Please read her post on these interesting “weeds”. I don’t have the heart to yank the few I have out just yet, but apparently they can become quite a […]

Another Busy Day On The Farm

Published on: June 8, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 3 Comments

Today we slept in. Usually we are up early, but all of us were just tired. So we all just stayed in bed a bit longer. Work began upon rising of course, and I headed out into the gardens. Sunday’s are watering days according to the water schedule sent out by the water department. We […]

This And That

Published on: June 5, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 4 Comments

Xi and her new-to-her “princess” dress: Farm Girl L looking much older than her mere 6 years: The first upside/down tomato is growing fast: Call me crazy, but I’m trying my luck with trashcan potatoes. I got organic seed potatoes and even though it’s summer, I’m going to see what I can do with this […]

Can Anyone Identify This Bird?

Published on: June 3, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 5 Comments

We are new to this, and having put out 3 new feeders are very excited about attracting our feathered friends. I can’t find an identity for this particular fellow however. Finch? Sparrow? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and Peace! ETA: I might have figured it out. A Carolina Chickadee perhaps?