My Picture Insect App said that the skipper in the picture above is a Chequered Skipper.  This skipper is even smaller than the Black Dash Skipper that we talked about last week. Features:  The uppersides of the Chequered Skipper are brown with orange markings on the base and and golden spots. The undersides of the […]
Fava plants remind me of an okra plants since the pods grow upright instead of hanging down like a green bean. I put fava beans in their own sow and grow category. Even though they are a “bean”, they are spring veggies like peas. Outdoor Sowing Tips:  1) Soak the seeds for about 6 hours […]
I bet you wonder what this article is about! Well here it is. . . we were extra concerned about whether the horizontal pine wood covering the top of the grow bag tables and and the horizontal cedar trim on the elevated garden beds and the raised garden beds would last many snow and rainy […]
