Watermelon Moment

A moment is all it takes to consume this tasty fruit.  Lemme show you: Oh, tiny. So tiny. What went wrong? I’ve never grown a watermelon before. Any advice for next year?

The Cuke That Got Away

It happens over and over again. I look and look, with scratched hands and itchy arms, searching under the fuzzy, broad cucumber leaves for one more cuke. The one I know is there, the camouflaged, (shape-shifting?), hidden-in-plain-sight cucumber. Eventually the...

He’s Feelin’ Hot! Hot! Hot!

Guess what he (she?) ate to get this size? Jalapeno. The entire plant.  See that nekkid stalk in the background? All that’s left. I’ve been going around bragging how the birds were keeping my tomatoes hornworm-free this year. I didn’t even know they...

Chicks: Week Three

The babies are losing their fluff and putting on big bird feathers. Remember this cheeky beak from last week? See how she’s grown: Still cheeky, though. I brought them a treat. What’re you lookin’ at? Never seen a chicken before?...