Volunteer zinnias…bonus after a mild winter!
Wordless Wednesday: Volunteer Zinnias
Musings of an organic gardener in Cincinnati
by horseradishandhoney 3 days ago
I'm constantly yelling at squirrels and chipmunks to get out of the garden. However, when a baby rabbit shows up- by horseradishandhoney 5 days ago
What a difference a month, and the right fertilizer, makes! This is my new hot pepper bed (with a cucumber - by horseradishandhoney 1 week ago
I spy with my little eye a swallowtail butterfly egg. . . . . #swallowtail #butterflyeggs #dill #butterflygarden #pollinators #pollinatorgarden - by horseradishandhoney 1 week ago
It's 95 outside and I just harvested a whole bunch of shallots. They were ready and I guess I was - by horseradishandhoney 1 week ago
Cheers to the red, white, and blue! Going to be a hot one here - heading out to garden early - by horseradishandhoney 2 weeks ago
Garlic haul! Planted last fall and harvested last week, this new to me German Red garlic is supposed to be - by horseradishandhoney 2 weeks ago
Started my day early, trellising pole beans in the pouring rain. ️ Brought in this small harvest of lettuce, bunching - by horseradishandhoney 3 weeks ago
Feels like someone should put together a Bee Butts calendar for National Pollinator Week! . . . . . #bees - by horseradishandhoney 3 weeks ago
My newest obsession in the garden? This Monarch caterpillar happily munching away on the Swamp milkweed. What's more exciting? The - by horseradishandhoney 3 weeks ago
Harvested this lovely bunch of Easter Egg and French Breakfast radishes. Sowed a bunch more in the shade of my - by horseradishandhoney 3 weeks ago
Saturday blooms along with first backyard monarch of 2020. It's a lot of work but it's also my paradise. . - by horseradishandhoney 4 weeks ago
Two peas in a pod. Not the best pea season in my garden this year but enjoying the handfuls I - by horseradishandhoney 4 weeks ago
Harvested 5 heads of Nappa cabbage this morning. Plopped in kitchen sink for a thorough cleaning. Next up? Kimchi! . - by horseradishandhoney 4 weeks ago
Gardening isn't always as fun as it looks. Sometimes it's just downright itchy! Hand, face, and neck slathered in old - by horseradishandhoney 1 month ago
I made baked asparagus fries as a side for tonight's dinner. Yum! . . . . . #asparagus #asparaguspatch #organicgardening - by horseradishandhoney 1 month ago
That's a wrap on the spring kohlrabi. Last 2 bulbs, harvested 8 over the past couple of weeks. Will plant - by horseradishandhoney 1 month ago
This is currently my favorite spot in the vegetable garden. Volunteer borage, two "extra" tomato seedlings that I plopped in - by horseradishandhoney 1 month ago
First borage blooms this year. If you've never grown borage, it smells great, it tastes great, and the bees love - by horseradishandhoney 1 month ago
I noticed aphids on the goldenrod about a week ago. Was hoping ladybugs would show up to deal with them - by horseradishandhoney 1 month ago
Asparagus is winding down but still harvesting enough for dinner. . . . . . #asparagus #asparaguspatch #gardentotable #gardening #growyourownfood
We had bonus celosia, thanks to the mild winter. We haven’t had time to plant anything this year, so having them pop up was a fantastic and time-saving surprise! I could do without the bonus mosquitoes, though.