Fall Garden

What about now by Chris Daughtry It has been raining a lot lately, very gloomy and things seem very depressing no matter where you turn. As for most businesses in our area, they're thriving, many are focusing on cost cutting rather than revenue generating since it's a hopeless situation to bring in more business.  It's…

Cucumbers Galor at my Dad’s Garden

Just to update my sisters on my dad's garden, my oldest sister wouldn't be needing to see these pictures since she is here visiting with us this weekend, she is looking at the real garden. This is my second sister's old fishpond, she has it sat in the back yard to raise her water lily…

The Fruit of My Labor

I know this is the proudest moment for me to be able to finally harvest some vegetables from my garden, it has been very rewarding thus far. My first water lily in bloom.  I'll be visiting Biltmore today and can't wait to see their water lily. My Water Hyacinth is spreading rapidly, looks very healthy…

The Rain Makes Things Grow

It has been a week since I last posted about my garden, and everything is taking off real fast.  In my pond, I've the Lily pads, they come up every year, and I repotted them this year, after reading up on it I realized that I had too much dirt in there and used the…

Delivery of Water Hyacinth

I posted about my Water Hyacinth the last time; mozemoua asked if she could have some. There is only so much that I could take inside with me during the winter months, and this water floating plant spread so fast that you only need a couple and it’ll grow overnight. When I promised her that…

Water Hyacinth Take Over

I can’t say that too much of anything is a good thing, I’d never have thought that I would have a problem with the Water Hyacinth, this water floating plant is spreading at a very fast pace, practically taken over my pond. Water hyacinth are free-floating perennial aquatic plants native to tropical South America. One…