I was checking the mass of snake gourd and angled loofah vines for fruits yesterday when I uncovered a loofah with a cluster of insects on it: My first instinct was of course to annihilate them, because they looked to … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
It wasn’t my intention to try growing the Hami melon plant from a cutting, but when misfortune struck the plant in the form of the wind snapping the plant’s stem, I decided to sever the broken part from the rest … Continue reading
The Weeds have struck again, introducing yet another new plant to me. Prior to a conversation with Mother Weed several weeks ago, I had never heard of the shark fin melon. The name alone gave me a mental image … Continue reading
The beet plants are still growing relatively well. I did top up the soil in the growing trough, but the wind keeps tossing the leaves around, and the tops of the stems tend to flop this way and that, leaving … Continue reading