I don't know if my garden needed a break from the rain, I know I do. It has been raining for several days now. Everything is growing rapidly, even the straw starts to grow grass. I would like to be able to go out and work in the garden again, I still have lemongrass to… Continue reading Garden 5-29-2018 Rain
This year we decided to camp at my house for Memorial Day Weekend since we have a big enough space to park the camper. My dad and sister bought their RV on Friday and stayed for the weekend. My goal is to make a private campground in the wood but it will take a lot… Continue reading Camping on Memorial Day Weekend
More colorful decorations in my garden, Bo gave me the two windmills for Mother's Day and Lee gave me the garden rain gauge. The garden rain gauge is a good size and I sure will get a good use out of it. The plants are big enough now to put down the straw mulch. My straw… Continue reading Garden 5-15-2018 Ferterized and Straw Mulched the Plants
A few days late in posting, the garden is coming along nicely. The apple and Asian pear trees that I purchased from Stark Bro's last year survived their first winter. The basils seem to adjust well to the inground planting pots. This part of the garden is sloped and the water washes the garden soil downhill.… Continue reading Garden 5-10-2018
It was cold up until last week, and so much pollen in the air that I was in no shape to go out and prep the planting bed. It rained most of last week also so I didn't feel as guilty not being such a good gardener. Since the weather is warm enough now to garden, I tried… Continue reading Planting the Garden
It's warm enough to work outside now and I've been busy cleaning the garden. It's nice and privacy to live in a wooded lot but certainly a lot of work having to clear the leaves around the house, otherwise we'll get a lot of slithering visitors. I saw several in the garden and most are baby brown… Continue reading Spring Garden Cleanup
The year of the Rooster flew by and it was a challenging year for me having to start a new job and adjusting to the unfamiliar new work environment. It took me almost a year to learn the culture and establish my credibility, looking back now I'm glad that I switched job and so much… Continue reading Happy Chinese New Year
This is one of the coldest winters and we had our first snowfall for 2018 yesterday. We got more than expected and didn't have to go to work so I'm out and about photographing the snow. The chicken and ducks are cold and they have to be well-fed to keep their bodies warm, they also… Continue reading Snow
It has been a while since I last posted on the blog, and can't believe it's November already. I took these photos last weekend and it's the last set of photos for the garden before the Autumn harvest. I had a good turn out for the Chayote squash. It didn't start bearing fruits/vegetables until late September.… Continue reading November Garden Update
We have been fortunate to get so much rain in our area, and I didn't have to water as much the last 2 months. The Asian string beans cover the fence trellis, I like to make spicy green bean salad. I didn't take a new photo and the one below was taken several years back of… Continue reading Garden Update Mid July
Even though the chicken/ducks cage is secured but we still fear that the raccoon will try to find a way to go inside. I set a trap last week with marshmallows and cat food but since he had live ducks to feast he didn't even touch the bait. The last 2 nights he ate the marshmallows… Continue reading Raccoon Captured!
I woke up Friday morning to find 2 more killed, one young chick was in a small cage and the raccoon was able to kill it but not get to it to eat, then he killed another duck to eat. At this point I was hopeless, I looked at all the area that I secured… Continue reading Safe Zone
