Around Blackberry Homestead

April 13, 2026 On Saturday (April 4) and Sunday (April 5), I was trying to not do much since my foot hurt from the removal of the two planters warts on my right foot. I did walk around a little bit and took some pictures. I didn’t do any work on the gardens. Notice how […]

Next Door Pumpkin Patch

October 20, 2025 October 13 (Monday): I’ve enjoyed seeing our next door neighbor’s pumpkin patch. It makes me think of the Halloween Charlie Brown special. Bruce moved the birdbath to the middle of the small flower garden when he mowed. He put it right where I said I wanted it. October 14 (Tuesday), we decided […]

Planting Garlic, Greens, and Radishes Before the Rain

October 13, 2035 On Monday (October 6), I took a few pictures of the red pineapple. For breakfast, I made baklava muffins. These were so good; I’ll share the recipe in a different post. In the short garden beds, A1 and A2, I turned in the dirt and compost Bruce put on the beds with […]

Flower of the Day

September 29, 2025 I notice my red pineapple is starting to send up a flower stalk!

Butterflies, Flowers, Eggs, and Progress on the Third Lion Cub

August 9, 2025 On Thursday (August 7), I worked in the garden. I killed four or five tomato hornworms and some armyworms that had been chowing down on my tomato leaves and green tomatoes. I sprayed squash bugs with soapy water and removed squash bug eggs. I got a nice harvest of cucumbers, squash, okra, […]

More Mulching and Butterflies on Blackberry Homestead

August 2, 2025 On July 29 (Tuesday), I was able to finish mulching around the pecan tree I had surrounded with cardboard. We moved dirt from the Bama Dirt pile to the new garden bed and Bruce added the bagged dirt on top of the Bama Dirt. It was a hot day. For supper, I […]

Butterflies, Birds, and Flowers

July 29, 2025 On July 28 (Monday), Bruce and I headed outside to see the results of the woodchipping Bruce did the day before. As we stepped out of the sliding door, I noticed a Variegated Fritillary on the red clover growing in a pepper bucket. Bruce had parked the cart full of woodchips next […]

Flying Bee Bum (FOTD)

June 28, 2025

FOTD (Flower of the Day)

April 21, 2025 The Irises growing by the garage back door are blooming. These Irises were growing when we moved to Blackberry Homestead.

Before the Storm

April 6, 2025 On Thursday (April 3), after my physical therapy, we checked out a salvage store and purchased 4 metal chairs at $35 a piece for the blueberry circle. We just need a table for the circle now. We also bought two end tables at $45 a piece. I like the shape of the […]