Putting the Garden to Bed July is the end of the growing season in South Florida. It just gets too hot. This is the time to take care of the soil that will be used for the season beginning in October. In April, the garden was at its peak. The vegetables were deep green and […]
Soil Solarization for Raised Gardens
August 3rd, 2013 2 Comments
Tags: above ground garden · Raised Garden · soil solarization
Baby Carrots
July 27th, 2013 1 Comment
The Last of the Harvest I mentioned that the garden is finished for the season, so, in the next few days, everything will be pulled up and the boxes covered to bake in the sun until October. However, there was one last crop of carrots to pull first. Baby Carrots Each year, I ask grandson […]
Tags: baby carrots
Spiney-backed Orb-weaver
July 24th, 2013 2 Comments
aka Crab Spider Today, I watched a crab spider maneuver a fly that was twice as big as she was. I have seen many insects stuck in spider webs, but I have never seen any spider with a fresh catch. Crab Spider with Fly My yard has scores of crab spiders. Crab spider is the […]
Tags: Crab Spiders · Mary Howitt · Spiney-backed Orb-weavers · The Spider and the Fly
