Monday, October 28, 2024

Garlic, Gourds, and Peppers

I planted garlic.  And have replanted the same garlic a few times because something keeps digging it up!  Driving me crazy.  Then I went out on Friday and looked and I saw two garlic sprouts.  So today I plan to put a blanket of straw on top for the winter.  Good night garlic.

The last bunch of gourds.

The last of the hot stuff for Murph!

Green paper beauties.

Our vegetable gardening season has come to an end for the year.  We had a good time but were a little disappointed with the yield.  Better luck next year.  I'm already dreaming of what we should plant and where the plants will live.

Saturday, October 12, 2024

The Garlic Is Planted

The garlic is planted with a little help from my friend, Avery.

Hopefully next fall we will have 32 beautiful garlic plants appear.

Avery loves a good lunchbox pepper.

Monday, October 7, 2024

Some Tree Trouble

 While we were dealing with a downed power line that strung from one side of the yard to the other our neighbors were dealing with trees and limbs all over their yards.  We were extremely lucky not to be dealing with any of that.

I don't know how but Gabe spotted a 'yellow limb' on the oak tree.  I text pics to two of 'my lawn guys' and then an email to the Cincinnati Nature Center to see if any of them could tell me about this yellow limb.  They all agreed that it was some type of fungus.  I was worried that it would spread and kill our awesome tree.  The consensus was that t it would be best to cut it off so no one or no dogs would get hurt.

Kory came over with something from his deer hunting/climbing equipment.

And there he goes up the trunk.


It is a pretty massive oak tree.

The affected limb looks like it has a light on the inside.

Kory cutting with a small chain saw.

Slowly but surely it begins to fall.

Kory's job is finished.

Now it is my turn to come in and get rid of the evidence.

 
I enjoyed my campfire with some tea and I listened and finished a book.

This one little piece is all there is remaining.

If it wasn't for our Wammyville family village I don't know how we would do it.  Thanks, Jon for doing the research, and thanks Kory for the muscle.


Wednesday, October 2, 2024

I Love All The Colors

 

Cukes from the third planting.  Hope they make it.

One day's picking.

Nuts on the Bottle Brush Buckeye.

The last squash.






The gourds are coming.

This bunch has Murph's name all over them.

The gourds make me smile.

Large sunflower for the birds.


beauties