Short-lived Flowers It’s been four days since the first blooms opened on the night blooming cereus in my yard. Flowers on Night Blooming Cereus Dying Flowers When doing the previous post on the night blooming cereus, I pointed out that, contrary to many sources, the flowers on my cactus did not die after opening. Instead, […]
Night Blooming Cereus Update
May 13th, 2013 3 Comments
Tags: cactus · cactus fruit · Night-blooming Cereus
Night Blooming Cereus
May 10th, 2013 14 Comments
Gift from a Stranger Many years ago, Ken came home from a bike ride with a hunk of cactus strapped to his bike. Mother Plant Ken rides at night in the summer, because it is cooler. During one of his night rides, he noticed a huge cactus covered with 6-inch wide, fragrant, white flowers. Another […]
Tags: cactus · Night-blooming Cereus · Sphinx Moth · Tomato Hornworm
Fried Green Tomatoes
May 1st, 2013 2 Comments
LOTS of Green Tomatoes This is the fourth year that I have grown tomatoes in a raised garden, but it’s the first year that I have had tomatoes or any other plants that have grown with such gusto. I do believe it is the soil I used this year, but that is a story for […]
Tags: above ground garden · fried green tomatoes · Raised Garden · Tomatoes
