The five little things that made my week…
1. After nearly three years, the pineapple top I planted has finally sprouted a new pineapple!
2. The tulips have started to bloom. That first flower is always a lovely surprise, as I’ve usually forgotten where I’d planted the bulbs.
3. Frantically looked all over the yard for my hen, Iman, only to find her hiding in her new nest — in the leaf mold compost!
4. Ocean Beach outing in San Francisco.
5. A rare fogless day in the city. That bird was a lucky shot!
17 Comments
Holly
May 16, 2014 at 7:11 amFound you by your EXCELLENT step-by-step on vermicomposting, and I’m enjoying your blog very much. (Just got my worms in the mail. So excited.)
Was wondering if you might consider writing an entry on leaf mold composting. I know it’s super, but I’m specifically trying to figure out the best kind of container for setting this up, and I’m not finding much in the way of info online….
Linda Ly
May 23, 2014 at 6:44 pmYou don’t need much by way of a container to contain your leaf mold. A big, freestanding pile of leaves will do the trick (as long as it’s in a protected area that’s not too windy), or you can build a simple plywood or chicken wire enclosure to hold the leaves. It can be as simple as screwing 4 pallets together to make an open box, or rolling out several yards of chicken wire and securing the ends with wire or zip-ties to make a cylindrical container.
Linda Ly
April 23, 2014 at 2:27 pmThank you!
Zazi
April 22, 2014 at 3:24 amHow i love this blog since seeing it last month, i am in South Africa
Linda Ly
April 23, 2014 at 2:34 pmThank you for stopping by — all the way from South Africa! Wow!
EndlessGarden1
April 21, 2014 at 5:34 amRT @BG_garden: Five Things Friday: The five little things that made my week…
1. After nearly three years, the pineapple top … http://t.c…
theGardenBetty
April 19, 2014 at 9:00 pmFrom the first pineapple to the first tulip… Highlights from my week: Five Things Friday http://t.co/mmEcPheWlY #gardenchat
theGardenBetty
April 19, 2014 at 3:02 pmBeautiful moments from this week, down south and up north. Five Things Friday http://t.co/o5zHilYX0N #losangeles #sanfrancisco
theGardenBetty
April 19, 2014 at 9:01 amIn case you missed it: a recap of my favorite things this week. Five Things Friday http://t.co/ljoz0cvXT8 #gardenchat
theGardenBetty
April 18, 2014 at 6:00 pmThe little things that made me smile this week. It really feels like spring now! Five Things Friday http://t.co/cAuwP36dk2 #gardenchat
Ally
April 18, 2014 at 3:09 pmLove the photo of the tulip. So beautiful!
-Ally
http://www.a-girl-and-her-fork.blogspot.com/
theGardenBetty
April 18, 2014 at 12:03 pmHighlights from my week, from LA to SF. Five Things Friday http://t.co/PHCzyuTV46 #gardenchat #inspiration
rhgardener1
April 18, 2014 at 7:10 amRT @theGardenBetty: Blogged on Garden Betty: Five Things Friday http://t.co/KAiuIz5vsn
mistiaggie
April 18, 2014 at 7:05 amDo you have to plant tulips every year or do they come back every year? They don’t do well multiple years in our climate of SE Texas
Linda Ly
April 18, 2014 at 3:52 pmThis is my first year with tulips, but with other bulbs I’ve planted like narcissus, they come back every year.
BG_garden
April 18, 2014 at 6:01 amFive Things Friday: The five little things that made my week…
1. After nearly three years, the pineapple top … http://t.co/VsDvYmDvRC
theGardenBetty
April 18, 2014 at 6:00 amBlogged on Garden Betty: Five Things Friday http://t.co/KAiuIz5vsn