While I wait in hunger for the bread to cool, it occurred to me that I haven’t posted since before my computer died (power supply bit it). So, here we are. Much like the peas, this is not for self-sufficiency. I mainly want to cover up a chain-link fence, so why not grape vines? That’sContinue reading “My First Jelly”
Category Archives: Rapid City
Self Sufficient – Peas
That’s a five foot (about) row of peas. I planted them on 10 May. It’s now seven weeks later. I picked about a quarter of them yesterday. It was two small servings. That means eight serving in five feet, let’s round that to four feet for an even 2 servings per foot, which could probablyContinue reading “Self Sufficient – Peas”
Riverdance
Awesome! Exactly my kind of show: Spectacle, music, humans doing impossible coordinated stuff, and a quiet audience. I’d never seen step-dancing live before. Video doesn’t do it justice. The set was great. I had no idea that The Monument had that nice of a projection/video system. It looked great. There were some small bandstand thingsContinue reading “Riverdance”
Planted!
The beds are full. I think I may need more. From left-to-right: Cucumbers, corn, corn (with parsnips between), reserved for cumin and cayenne, beans (two rows of bush green, one lima), compost, tomatoes (w/carrots between), currant bush (surrounded by lettuce), tomatoes and hot peppers, grapes, broccoli and brussel sprouts, peas, strawberries, raspberries, blue berries, raspberries,Continue reading “Planted!”
No Planting
The plan for today was to plant seeds in the “far” beds. There was a prerequisite: Get the driplines connected. The prerequisite has been achieved in a not-quite-McGuyver manner. I’m sure those hose things are meant for this sort of task. The reason that’s even a thing is because the space for the compost binsContinue reading “No Planting”
Gyros 2
Aside from Roman Numerals being antiqued, although not quite obsolete, I didn’t want anyone to think it was Gyros Eleven. I bought a pound of lamburger at the Farmers’ Market, today. When I explained that I liked their gyro meat, but wanted it a bit more spicy, I was told that they also sold theContinue reading “Gyros 2”
Be Tough Little Guys
I’m one, possibly two, days early putting my seedlings in the garden. The rule-of-thumb around here is “after Mother’s Day”; it’s the day before. I figure that having them in front of an occasionally open window is sufficient “hardening”. It’s probably not. But, as you can see, I planted them (too?) close together. If aContinue reading “Be Tough Little Guys”
Earworm of the Day
I have robins in my garden beds. This is not surprising because I also have driplines in my garden beds, which create soft soil for worms. They – the robins, not the worms, I don’t think – hop along the beds. Every time I see it happen, I think to myself, I think, “poor littleContinue reading “Earworm of the Day”
Happy Spring!
I was just in a call, with video, and one of the participants had a snow covered yard in the background. I thought he could use some spring cheer, so I ran outside and took the picture above. I also needed some spring cheer. It’s been gloomy and snaining for the past week. The pictureContinue reading “Happy Spring!”
Broken Cactus
The Cactus of Theseus is blooming. That’s great, but it’s a Christmas cactus and it’s almost May. Oh well, it’s pretty. That’s an awfully short post. More strawberries are blooming. The raspberries survived and are growing nicely. One blueberry bush survived; I need soil acidification stuff that’s not Spa Down. The lawn roomba is working.Continue reading “Broken Cactus”
Marked Up 