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You malign the fishies. I'm sure they were wild about being caught.

All the fruit trees have gone dormant. All 5 peaches survived the summer. All 5 2nd year apricots also survived. 2 almond seedlings and an apricot seedling survived in the dry garden; clay soil, no mulch, watered only once. We'll see if they survive the winter. I have plums, Nanking cherries...

I did a temporary fix on the west end, but completed the east end and the doors. Even facing the house, the wind is still fierce enough to throw the doors open. I have temporary latches on until I can figure out a reasonable solution. In hindsight I should have hung the doors so they opened out...

Dear opportunist, while you were watching them argue, I realized I could never have the glass so I peed in it. Enjoy! The Elitist

Use your old hoses as dripline. Drill a tiny hole where you want an "emitter," kink one end and plug it in to the new hose to water.

My single squash is embarrassed. She's starting to blush. I may get seeds after all. This weird period of higher temps after the first frost has tomatoes and watermelons regrowing from the root and blooming again. A seedling almond survived the summer with 0 water May to August, and a second...

I'm trying to encourage everything to wild itself. If seeds will survive over the winter and come up on their own, I don't need to worry about seed shortages.

I planted dry beans this spring and they thrived, produced, and did their last gasp just before the heat hit. A full quarter of my dry garden space goes to that next spring, and a quarter to corn, while I test out new dry crops in the rest. Main garden goes into full production next year.

No regrets. 🤣

Uh...do I actually have to recognize it as a problem in order to join? I coukd really mess up other people's recovery...

ROFL. First, my system is a heart-attack inducing excuse for a freakout from both aquaponics and hydroponics purists. Both scream that 1) I'm doing it all wrong, 2) that it's neither hydroponics or aquaponics, and 3) that it will never work. So I call it hydroponics, blah, blah, blah... My...

Trimmed back the last squash plant in the hope of getting some viable seeds. Wandered aimlessly and dreamed about next spring. Dug up a dry garden tomato that was starting to fruit and stuck it in the greenhouse. I have transitioned back to hydroponics for the winter. Salad garden is growing...

I planted a peach tree hedge at my old house. It just had its first blossoms when I sold the house.

My process is basically shotgun-STUN. Plant any seeds I can get my hands on, let them fight it out. The 5 apricots and 5 peaches are the survivors. I planted dozens of seeds for each, and many died. Most died either on transplant or during their first summer. By not coddling them, I now have...

Take a look at the kernels. I suspect that the pink kernels are white inside. If they are, do not plant them. They inherited the red gene from only one parent. White kernels should not be planted at all.

A few things to consider. First, this is NOT a flop. Second, each of those kernels is made up of a male and female parent. By keeping only the red kernels of the partially red cobs, you're moving closer to your goal. That entirely red cob is probably self pollinated and both "parents" have...

General rule with many plants is that you should end up with something in between the two parents. Normally if you cross two good peaches you should get a decent peach. Crossing across species barriers gets much more complicated. For example, the peach-leafed almond mentioned above has a female...

Anything that was grown in your local area has a better chance of thriving if planted from a seed.

My seedling peaches have survived 2 summers with minimal watering--I think I watered once in August. Yes they are small, but I have no problem with that. I am actually trying to encourage a bush form. I think bushes will do better with our high winds. I planted a bunch of different varieties...