This version had a rough start with a leaf-eater attack. But it soon took hold and started out growing the bugs appetite. It is robust now.
It is not your usual 'Black-eyed Susan'; it is called 'Prairie Sun'.
As you see here, it has a green 'eye'.
The tomato that survived! It is setting fruit and we are anticipating great things for this plant.
These sweet peppers are terrific. They have great flavor and are coming on well. I like to cut thin rings (1/8 inch) and sweat with diced onion 'til the onion starts to clear, then add to three eggs and whip with a fork. Pour in an egg pan and make an omelet. Top with cheddar. Sally loves 'em.
The leaf lettuce is good to. It has been very tasty.
Small peppers, some reports that they are 'decorative only' and others say edible. I can't talk Sally into trying them, so, we will never know if they are poison.
It is also a banner year for this old maple tree. The cottony maple scale is profuse as never before. There is s steady mist of honeydew fogging the entire lot. Everything in the yard is covered in sticky, tacky yuck!
But now the enemies of the scale are coming on strongly. Tiny wasps and twice stabbed ladybugs love to feed on the scale; but, will they be able to end this scourge soon? I need to wash the house and roof, cars, windows, lawn furniture, plants. Even the windows and doors are sticking shut. Walking, our shoes make that awful sound like pulling tape off the roll with every step.
Firecracker
Firecracker
Vinca vine. This is one of two plant specimens that is not doing well this year. My thyme is having to struggle also.
My big black topped gold fish is difficult to see. It is the largest in my pond. From the bottom side he is mostly orange.
Salad from our little garden. It is even better than it looks.
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I think you should get some chickens and a goat, and become totally self sufficient. that backyard is a vast improvement over the old pool!
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