Ah, the things we do to ensure a harvest… When I spoke about our upcoming mulberry crop two weeks ago, it looked like it was going to be really bountiful. However, I’d forgotten about the birds. They happily started pecking … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fruiting plants
This is one of my favourite times – the anticipation of harvesting our fruits and veggies… The winged beans have been doing very well, thanks to my remembering to fertilize and water them regularly. They’ve been doing so well, in … Continue reading
I find winged bean plants very finicky. Yes, they may flower profusely – when they decide to start budding – but the fruit setting rate tends to be sporadic. Of course, some of the plants I’m talking about had a … Continue reading
Well, the plant may have triumphed but the fruit did not. I’m sad to report that our first watermelon fruit failed to make it to maturity after all. It may have been the rain – I read that the plants … Continue reading