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How Pumpkins Grow?
Yesterday my wife and I took the family to get Halloween pumpkins. While walking through the field it occurred to me that some people may not know how pumpkins grow. How Pumpkins Grow Pumpkin plants are Monoecious, they have both male and female flowers on the same plant. The female flower has a small ball…
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Fake Birds = Garden Interest
I don’t often venture to Michael’s but with a daughter in elementary school I know where to go for rainy day fun. I’m not a big fan of fake things. However, when I saw fake birds at the store I thought they might add a bit of whimsy and fun to the garden. Is that…
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Another Toad Post
This toad reminded me yet again what amazing camouflage toads have. Compare the color of this toad to the others in the blog and you’ll see how much their color varies to match their surroundings. What amazing creatures! The same guy from the top. It may take you a moment to find him. Have a…
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Why do Chameleons Get All the Credit?
A toad jumped in front of me today. It blended perfectly with the bluestone coping on the retaining wall. Once or twice a year I stumble on a toad on a rock and almost step on it because they’re camouflaged so well. It doesn’t matter what color the rock toads finds a way to match…
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Cardinal Flower Habitat
A week ago I posted a picture of a Cardinal Flower and said I don’t often see it in the wild. Today I stumbled on Cardinal Flower several times. Here in Connecticut, USDA Hardiness Zone 6a, Cardinal Flower is in full bloom. You’ll spot it on the edge of streams where the soil is consistently…
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Cucumber Vine Growing
I marvel at how much growth is in the tip of a vegetable vine. Whether it be pumpkins, squash or cucumbers. All that potential growth bundled into a little ball. The image above is the tip of a cucumber vine. I’ve got a ton of photos of my Square Foot Gardening experiment this year. More…
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An Evening Walk – The Road not Taken
Last night I went for the best walk I’ve had in a while. We’ve had high heat, high humidity and a ton of rain the last couple weeks which hasn’t encouraged walks. I started around 5:00 PM without much of an idea where I was headed. At one corner left would take me home in…
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There’s a Fungus Among Us
While working this week I spotted this cool fungus. I wish I could tell you more about it. In the picture at the top of the post you can see a puddle of rainwater on the fungus. We’ve had a very rainy summer which is probably why this fungus looks so healthy. Looking down at…
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Why I love Gardening
Tonight as I walked through the yard I saw a spider weaving a web. If you thought a spider carefully crafted a web over the course of days you’re wrong. I would guess it took the spider an hour or two to weave the web below. This post isn’t about spider webs but it’s related…