Recent content by NanaK

Yesterday I ran another row of trellising on the tomatoes. I had to stand on a milk crate this time. That will be as high as I trellis. Any taller they will flop over and keep going. I'm only 5 ft tall! :lol: You can see in the photo my potato foliage is dying back. Will be digging these...

Would maybe wrapping the threads with pipe tape help fill the difference? If needed add a bit of caulk? Or plumbers putty?

Thank you! DH and a buddy built the tree for me and supplied the bottles (beer). 😂 Cobalt blue is a favorite color of mine too. I have several junk pieces, some vases and stuff and an early 1900s med bottle I bought for 50 cents at a garage sale. I love the way sunlight hits them in the...

Naturally acid soil. Most hydrangeas react to the acidity of the soil. Because our soil is so acid I do not do anything special and they are deep blue. The hard part for me is if I want pink. I'd have to use a lot of lime and do it each year. Determined to have a pink one at least 1 time in...

Beautiful garden @StinkyAcres Hydrangea and the bottle tree The iris in front have finished blooming. Behind them are tall phlox that will bloom soon. They are shades of pink, purple and white.

I wish I could have tulips that would come back. In the past I planted some of the Darwin Hybrid tulips. They came back a couple years but got smaller until they disappeared. We just do not have long cold spells to keep them going. This past winter was not cold enough for my peonies. I only got...

Some call Datura moon flower. It grows as a shrub. There is another plant also referred to as moon flower. I think it's botanical name is Impomea alba. This one is a vine in the morning glory family. It's flower looks just like the white datura and smells good too. Last year I planted the...

Yes it is hallucinogenic and can be toxic. I plant these far away from the chickens. They are in an area where the deer and rabbits destroyed all my hosta. They do not even sniff these. The butterflies, bees and hummingbirds love them. It is amazing the number of common garden plants are toxic.

Reminds me of 🎶"I've got a brand new roller skates and you got a brand new key" 🎶

All cows are not fully recovering. Some of the cows after recovering from the virus are not producing milk and do not put weight back on. Some of these are being cullled by farmers. What I do not understand is there is no mandatory reporting as well as only limited testing for cows and workers...

My lace cap hydrangea is blooming. Years with a late frost it does not bloom so I am very happy to see it this year. More daylilies are blooming. Datura smell so good. You can smell them across the yard in the evening.

Saw this working in the yard yesterday. I did not see a variegated one yet. It's a weed so I know it's coming. Pretty blue flowers and there is my finger. 😆

I worked in the garden yesterday. It was a very hot day! I picked more blueberries and a Black Krim tomato. Added some stuff to the compost bin. LOTS of volunteers in the bin. My compost is ALIVE! 😂 Should be seeing blooms on the greenbeans soon. The plants in front of the green beans are...

From MSU. "What happens in a dairy herd with HPAI? What should I expect if my herd became infected? This case report describes what one farmer has faced since herd infection began." https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/hpai-dairy-herd-infection-case-report

This is not listed on aphis yet. Today, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Tim Boring announced the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in an additional dairy herd from Clinton County. Testing through the Michigan State University...