Despite the weather and "other issues", I think it's turning into a pretty good garden year. I really enjoyed getting the 2020 Burpee New Varieties in May ("Yay, My Burpee Home Garden Plants Have Arrived"), and they are looking fabulous! Definitely loving the summer heat that has finally arrived. How are they doing? The sweet … Continue reading How Are the Burpee 2020 New Varieties Doing Mid-Summer?
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Putting Up Eastern Bluebird Nest Boxes
I've always wanted to attract bluebirds with bluebird houses, but my backyard is not the right habitat. I'm pretty sure any bluebird nest box I put up would only be filled by house sparrows 🙁 But, our cabin in Wisconsin has a long driveway that seems like the right kind of habitat. I was inspired … Continue reading Putting Up Eastern Bluebird Nest Boxes
Happy New Year 2016
Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2016! I truly appreciate all who have visited my blog this year. Here's a look back at some of my most popular posts of 2015! 1. Taming My Tomatoes With A Florida Weave: My tomatoes were a mess, so I tried something new to try and keep … Continue reading Happy New Year 2016
Fall in Door County, Wisconsin
In addition to going to Northern Michigan for the weekend (Fall in Northern Michigan/Stumbling Upon Club-Mosses), Steve and I made a trip up to Door County, Wisconsin the third week of October. It was definitely peak colors that week and it was spectacular. The day started like this! Sunrise over Lake Michigan. After breakfast, we … Continue reading Fall in Door County, Wisconsin
August, Oops, September Garden Update
A while back I thought I was getting caught up, but then sending twins off to college this fall proved to be quite a time consuming effort! So the garden has been a bit on auto pilot for a little while now. Thank goodness it got off to such a good start this spring. Here's … Continue reading August, Oops, September Garden Update
Little White Pepper Thief
Now that I had replanted my peppers after a "failure to thrive" issue (Not a Great Year for Sweet Peppers), I was all set to harvest bushels of sweet green and red peppers. But the new plants just didn't seem to be putting out many peppers. I thought I saw peppers growing, but then they'd … Continue reading Little White Pepper Thief
Superbowl Snowstorm
Much of the country has been having their share of big winter snowstorms and we here in Chicago got ours this past weekend. The snow started Saturday late afternoon, and didn't end until the lake effect finale finally moved on around 6 am Monday morning. All total, this end up the as the 5th biggest … Continue reading Superbowl Snowstorm
Snow and More Snow
The last couple of weeks we have already had what feels like, and may turn out to actually be, a whole winter's worth of weather here in Chicago. The problem is, it's only early January. I grew up in the snow belt of Buffalo, so I should be used to this. But, over the last … Continue reading Snow and More Snow
An Unwelcome Visitor
While we were out there discussing the ideas for the new raised gardens yesterday, this is what we saw in the neighbor's backyard behind me...a very healthy coyote! And while I know coyotes can jump a fence, I hope it acts as a deterent to keep him from coming in my yard! The coyote population … Continue reading An Unwelcome Visitor