We planted a couple rows of carrots a while ago and now that they have poked through the ground we need to weed the rows...badly. We also have 5 more rows of carrots in one of the outside gardens; the two rows planted in the hoop house will be early carrots. One row is
Cosmic Purple and the other is
Scarlet Nantes
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I spent 35 minutes sitting in my doorway to get a shot of an Oriole. They have been hanging around my deck all week so I put out some oranges to tempt them even more. Every time one would land, I would grab my camera and as soon as I got near the door they would fly away. This morning I just propped my door open and waited...it paid off, I got some great shots.
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| I also caught a red breasted grosbeak |
Wild Ginger is coming up in the shade garden, it is unfortunately not edible but it was cool to see. The root and rhizome can be slowly boiled in a small quantity of water for a long time and the resulting liquid taken as a contraceptive by the women of many American Indian tribes. The dried root of the wild ginger plant is burned as incense and is said to repel insects. I could have really used some insect repellant today, the mosquitoes are out and they love me. I went to bed with 20 bites, needless to say I hate mosquitoes. I spent some time looking on the internet for ways to make them stop itching. I tried nail polish which worked for a while, then I tried the old baking soda and water which worked for a while, then I took a hot shower mainly to wash all the nail polish and baking soda off of me but that also helped for a little while. I finally dabbed tea tree oil on each of the bites and went to bed.
I had to take some more picture of flowers, there are so many coming up around the farm and they are all so beautiful I can't help myself.
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| Yellow Daffodil |
Wild Ginger is coming up in the shade garden, it is unfortunately not edible but it was cool to see. The root and rhizome can be slowly boiled in a small quantity of water for a long time and the resulting liquid taken as a contraceptive by the women of many American Indian tribes. The dried root of the wild ginger plant is burned as incense and is said to repel insects. I could have really used some insect repellant today, the mosquitoes are out and they love me. I went to bed with 20 bites, needless to say I hate mosquitoes. I spent some time looking on the internet for ways to make them stop itching. I tried nail polish which worked for a while, then I tried the old baking soda and water which worked for a while, then I took a hot shower mainly to wash all the nail polish and baking soda off of me but that also helped for a little while. I finally dabbed tea tree oil on each of the bites and went to bed. 
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