Fruit harvest & storage advice
I found a useful website from Washington State University describing when to pick nectarines and apples and how to store them. Here’s the link: Fruit Harvest & Storage.
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Goodbye to the girls of summer
We’re experiencing our first major storm of fall this weekend. No snow is falling here at our Utah home, but I can see fleeting views of Lone Peak and Box Elder Peak through the clouds, each with a little crown of white at the very top. Soon, it will freeze down here, too, and we’ll…
It’s Hibiscus time! And other photos from this evening
All the Hibiscus shrubs have burst into bloom this week. I love the one above — I think it’s Hibiscus syriacus ‘Aphrodite.’ I also have some double-flowered ones — they’re quite frilly and don’t really look like Hibscuses at all. Oh, and one more of the Aphrodite shrub, too: And I finally got my…
A few things worth noting
I planted green beans last week on the 23rd. I hope there is still enough time for them to grow before fall frosts. I think it’ll work — they’re supposed to ripen in 60 days. Yesterday (the 26th), I trimmed the roses to get rid of all the spent bud growth. This photo shows how…
My backyard arbor
By the way, that’s my backyard in the photo banner at the top of this page, and I built that arbor this summer. I looked at ideas from a book, and just drew up some simple plans and did it from scratch. OK, I’m bragging. :-) Anyway, I love that photo — the backyard looks…