A Gen Xer's old-school blog

A Gen Xer's old-school blog

Category Gardening

Gardening

Do You Know the Name of This Beauty Queen of a Spider?

Argiope trifasciata, aka a banded garden spider, in my herb garden on Sunday afternoon, 06 October 2024.

This beauty queen of a spider was hanging around in my herb garden this weekend.

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October 6, 2024

Gardening

My 2024 Victory Garden Has Lost a Few Battles So Far This Season

2024 Victory Garden and American flag.

My 2024 Victory Garden has lost a few battles so far. I'm hoping by season's end it won't be considered just a Pyrrhic Victory Garden.

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August 4, 2024

Gardening

End of Harvest. Or, a Ploughman and Six Horses

Garden after being ploughed in the second week of November, after the harvest. It is 25ft by 40ft (1,000 square feet). The ploughman (that is I) used six horses (Troy Bilt Horse Roto Tiller).

The garden plot after the harvest and being ploughed by the ploughman and six horses in the second week of November.

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November 14, 2023

Gardening

Study: Autumn is the Best Season of All

Pumpkin Pie Spice, Pasta, Pumpkins, Squash

Pumpkin patch in autumn, the best season of all.

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September 18, 2023