Fresh beans from the garden! I harvested them mostly so the plants will make more…
Archive: June 2022
This weekend I built a new trellis for the tomatoes!
Constructed from 4 2x4s and a piece of ladder mesh truss, this is arguably the only structure on the entire property that is actually plumb and level.
The back row has 10 plants and the front row has six, all different indeterminate varieties. I am pruning them as a single vine up a string. Each one has its own string and hook so that when the plant reaches the top I could let out some string and let them keep growing!
Thanks to @nextlevelgardening for the strings and hooks and great videos explaining how! This is my first time growing tomatoes this way and I’m excited about how big they might get.
Monarch butterfly number four is off!
Our adventure of keeping the caterpillars alive is at an end and we can let our milkweed plant grow up in peace. Next year hopefully we’ll have some butterflies laying their eggs on them and we’ll have some outdoor caterpillar adventures but for now this comes to an end of our monarch butterfly cultivation…
Monarch butterfly number four coming soon to a sky near you!
Our fourth caterpillar is just about ready to come out of its chrysalis and spread its wings. It’s an amazing thing to witness but I’m glad that this chapter is coming to a close. I have other plans for that table and we’re looking forward to put the milkweed outdoors.
It’s a girl! Third monarch butterfly emerges
(I think)… The third monarch butterfly has emerged from its chrysalis and is getting ready to take off! The fourth one is still in a chrysalis (Not sure what’s the difference between a chrysalis and a pupa) and sadly the fifth monarch caterpillar died. But it’s always a wonderful feeling to see a brand new butterfly !
Beans are happening in the garden!
The flowers are gorgeous and I tasted a couple of the greenbean pods which are immature but tasty!
