i have a big plastic bowl that i bought at the local asian market.
i picked a variety of lettuce, arugula, swiss chard, cauliflower, and carrots;
i filled it up.
there are even pink carrots.
superbowl?
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Category Archives: earth
green building
I took a little photowalk in the Silverlake neighborhood when I stayed in Los Angeles. On the outside facade of a salon was a wall covered in a permeable fabric. The fabric was cut and formed pockets in which were inserted tiny plants. It looked amazing! I wanted to do this to my house.
fractal gardening
I’ve been participating in an experimental garden in east Gilbert. My gardening partner and I share the same love of beets and brussel sprouts. We planted pretty much every winter seed we could get our hands on which included borage (which we really have no idea what to do with although it makes lovely purple flowers which attracts a LOT of bees), and romanesco cauliflower which looks gorgeous and tastes fantastic. I prefer mine oven roasted.
yellow
The palo verdes are dropping all their flowers right now. It is carpeted under the trees.
the farm
Yay! The farm stand is re-opening this weekend at Agritopia. I love their produce. It is grown under standards that are just as stringent as organic without the hefty price tag. It’s also really fresh because the pull it from the ground usually the day before or even that morning!
first squash
I am so thrilled that the weather is finally cooling down. Not only is it easier to ride my scooter in cooler weather, but plants actually grow. Something about dropping below one hundred degrees triggers happier plants. My grapevine looks bad; it’s the time of year that the bugs eat it, but everything else looks great. I have some corn that might produce something, and my native american squash seeds grew into a beautiful vine that produced what I think is an acorn squash (see photo). The vine is doing pretty well on the lawn. I guess grass is good for something. I’ve planted my seeds for lettuce, kale, carrots, bok choy, chives, and more. We’ll see what grows-I’m not really one for labeling or designating.
there’s my buddy
mantis, where art thou?
hummingbird visitor
a myth is a female moth
It’s funny the strange phrases one remembers from junior high.
Last week, as I was watering my garden, there was movement under the chard as something rather large struggled to avoid getting soused. I thought at first it must’ve been a mouse or lizard even though I have never seen a mouse at my house nor a lizard of that size, but a rather large moth started crawling up the wall. It was bigger than my lens cap, and the beautiful pink markings made me grab my camera.
