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Spring Things
Mar. 12th, 2021 03:15 pmDuring yoga this afternoon I happened to see my new Crow Bros hanging around the yard. We recently had to cut some trees down to get the new guy wires in, and one was a Red Bay Laurel that was sickly anyway, and for now we've just left it where it fell on the edge of the yard. It had some Spanish Moss in the upper boughs and the crows were gathering that and flying off with it. So perhaps the three I'm seeing are a mated pair with a helper bird - I've read that often that helper is one of the previous year's chicks who just hasn't left yet.
The weather's warming up, of course, as it does this time of year. My azalea bush is blooming but we're not quite up to its most spectacular display. I must remember to get some photos before the blooms all fall off. It seems like last year there was a heavy rain or something that knocked them all off overnight. I haven't quite got my garden underway yet, but I want to get out there and start tilling the dirt this weekend, then pick up a few starter plants next week. I've also got some seed trays laid out, but for some reason I never seem to have as much luck with seeds. I am going to set out more Seminole pumpkins, since those did so well last year. And to heck with "gentle" pest control, the minute I see something that might be a squash bug I'm getting out the pesticides. I'm not spending all this time and money to feed a bunch of insects.
But I'm going to put in a lot more culinary herbs this year. I seem to have good luck growing those, and with the dehydrator, I'll have my own fresh stuff to cook with all winter. I also need to plant new hot peppers, since the ones I had finally died over the winter, but they had a two-season run. Considering peppers are annual in most places north of here I'm going to count myself lucky.
The weather's warming up, of course, as it does this time of year. My azalea bush is blooming but we're not quite up to its most spectacular display. I must remember to get some photos before the blooms all fall off. It seems like last year there was a heavy rain or something that knocked them all off overnight. I haven't quite got my garden underway yet, but I want to get out there and start tilling the dirt this weekend, then pick up a few starter plants next week. I've also got some seed trays laid out, but for some reason I never seem to have as much luck with seeds. I am going to set out more Seminole pumpkins, since those did so well last year. And to heck with "gentle" pest control, the minute I see something that might be a squash bug I'm getting out the pesticides. I'm not spending all this time and money to feed a bunch of insects.
But I'm going to put in a lot more culinary herbs this year. I seem to have good luck growing those, and with the dehydrator, I'll have my own fresh stuff to cook with all winter. I also need to plant new hot peppers, since the ones I had finally died over the winter, but they had a two-season run. Considering peppers are annual in most places north of here I'm going to count myself lucky.
