The horrible haze situation we had last week made me feel like we were enclosed in a huge machine that was slowly smoking the moisture out of everything, including us. Now, after a few days of respite, the plants are … Continue reading
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It’s funny how there are times when you sow seeds and nothing happens, and then there are other times when you are just overjoyed at the sight of lots of new stems unfurling from the soil. I love those latter … Continue reading
I usually campaign against caterpillars because they tend to destroy plants I like. Well, this caterpillar did indeed consume part of one of my favourite red caladiums, but what it had in its favour was that I thought it was … Continue reading
I just don’t get it. When you plant vining plants on their very own, isolated trellises, they don’t grow extremely vigorously; but when you plant them in closer proximity, they suddenly decide they want to go places and have a … Continue reading