Bye Bye pumpkins

Well, let's add pumpkins to the list of veggies that I'm not going to waste my time with. Between the Powdery Mildew and the Pickleworms, not to mention the Root Knot Nematodes, they were really struggling. And since space is a premium in my garden, they had to go. I had the little one pull them for us (I just couldn't do it). Poor little pumpkins, maybe next year will be better.

Wordless Wednesday: Long- tailed Skipper

Done... except for paint

I love the little window box!

I woke up yesterday morning, ready to go buy some paint, and of course it decides to start raining! So for now, I bring you the new coop, without the pretty light yellow paint job.

Silky

I think I might need to add more Silkies to the flock. She is just adorable!

Help a girl out

Help! How do I minimize my photos on blogger?

Cassius Blue Hairstreak

I know I've posted pictures of these beauties before, but I snapped some more over the weekend and just wanted to share with y'all.

Hammock Snakeroot

Hammock Snakeroot is another great wildflower for the shady areas of the yard. I have mine planted in with Rouge Berry and Wild Coffees and it really looks beautiful when all of them are in bloom.

Reptile Bingo with Kitty

Red-Eared Pond Slider?
Nope, none for me

Drat, I can't believe she had that one!

Laverne thinks it's all about snackies

SNACKIES!!!



Ummm....okay, I'm kinda confused

Better look again

and maybe stare intently


But you always bring us snackies!!

Apple Tree

Our Apple Tree is blooming right now. This variety Anna, along with Dorsett for cross-pollination, is a good choice for us living in Florida. They need about 300-400 hours of chill time to produce fruit and the only drawback we've had so far, is that they're very susceptible to scale.

Happy Birthday, Big Brother!

Thanks for being such a great brother, I love you.

Growing in the garden

New England Sugar Pie Pumpkin

Purple Podded Pole Bean

Little Gem Lettuce


Cour Di Bue Cabbage, Cheddar Cauliflower, Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Bright Lights Swiss Chard

Other vegetables not pictured: Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach, Oregon Sugar Pod Pea, Golden Delicious Winter Squash, Alaska Pea, Ragged Jack Kale.

Florida native flower seeds planted: Hairy Trilisia, Hoarhound, Gayfeather, Blazing Star (Liatris gracilis), Blazing Star (Liatris elegans), Giant Ironweed, Sandhill Blackeyed Susan, Coreopsis Leavenworthi.

Perfect

It was such a beautiful weekend. Blue skies with fluffy clouds, new annuals at the flower shop, and time well spent coloring in the tree house. It really makes me wish weekends were longer.

The Stealth Coop

This is just funny!

Acorn Necklaces

I love these acorn necklaces, they're such a great autumn craft! I found the tutorial over at Crafty Crow. I don't crochet, but after reading a couple how-tos, it didn't seem so hard. After an hour of muttered curses, and flinging it around a couple times, I had made a acorn necklace. Pretty and cool! I like that.

Cotton and Silky

These two crack me up, they're so goofy looking!

Juvenal's Duskywing

I saw this little one in the garden yesterday. Such a cutie!

Full Moon

Great photo you took last night, Hubby!!

Pickleworms

I've been finding these Pickleworms lately on my pumpkin plants. They can be destructive if not caught soon enough, (we found this out over the summer) so I've been trying to keep up with them. Luckily, I have the chickens to help me out. They never pass up a chance for a tasty little morsel.

Yellowtop in the garden

Hubby was able to get the second raised bed built for me over the weekend. It proved to be a little difficult trying to work around the Yellowtop that has gone bonkers, but he got it in, and staked the Yellowtop up so that it wasn't hanging over the bed. And now I'm just debating on what to grow in it. So many choices! But, I think I'm leaning towards doing parsnips and carrots. I've never grown parsnips before, so I'm definitely excited to give those a try.