When I was out at my garden on Saturday, I looked up from my weeding and there were two young deer just on the other side of the fence, munching the foliage. They were so cute! And their mother was hanging out nearby. A very photogenic trio. They were especially interested in the leaves and [...]
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Start off your week with a triple dose of cute
Posted in Gardening, tagged cuteness, deer, pests, photos on October 12, 2009 | 6 Comments »
How the garden fared in my absence
Posted in Gardening, tagged beets, brandywines, cucamelons, mexican sour gherkins, onions, pests, potatoes, squirrels, swiss chard, tomatoes, urban gardening, weeds on July 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Finally got out to my garden plot after 10 days away from it. It was a total weedapalooza. Morning glories and other weeds are taking over everything. And almost all of the potato vines have wilted and dried out. I don’t know if they’re getting choked by the morning glories, succumbing to late blight, or [...]
Other People’s Gardens: Glover Park Community Garden
Posted in Gardening, tagged community gardening, deer, onions, other people's gardens, pests, urban gardening on July 9, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The second in my semi-regular series on community gardens around DC, the Glover Park Community Garden is actually less than a mile from the Newark Street Community Garden where I have my plot. But the Glover Park garden was distinct in several geographical and institutional ways. The first thing I noticed upon entering the garden [...]
Sunday Photos: Close Range Shots
Posted in Gardening, tagged bees, beetles, bugs, cherry tomatoes, close-ups, jalapenos, peppers, pests, photos, squash blossoms on July 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My iPhone camera had no zoom and couldn’t focus on close-range subjects. Now with my new camera and its 5x zoom, I’ve been a little close-up happy. I definitely couldn’t have focused on something as small as a bee with my iPhone. Note: clicking on these will take you to the super-big versions (mostly 3000 [...]
Sunday Photo: Marigold Almost in Bloom
Posted in Gardening, tagged marigolds, pests, photos on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, what an exhausting weekend. I turned two beds, planted dozens of seedlings and onion starts, watered everything, and walked around the community garden looking for adoptive parents for my extra seedlings. All in nearly 90-degree heat. Phew! I’ll write more about it when I have more energy. For now, here is a photo of [...]
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A Rant Against Bugs
Posted in Commentary, Gardening, tagged bugs, DC, pests on August 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Dear resident insects of the Newark Street Community Garden, I understand you have a biological niche to fill. And I know that certain of you, namely bees, are beneficial to my little vegetable operation. But the rest of you are completely annoying. Mosquitoes: What is UP with you irritating little blood thieves this year? I [...]
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