Touching base

I know that it has been a while since I have updated the blog, and for those who read it regularly I apologize. The fact is that the increase in my business has taken away the time I would normally spend in the garden. I still find time each morning, or almost every morning anyway, to go into the garden pull a weed or two, then pick some cilantro for my huevos rancheros. At the same time I usually munch on a few peas and some parsely for good measure.

I watched a monarch butterfly land on the parsely this afternoon, parsely being one of the crops that serves as a food source for the monarch larve/caterpillars. I grow enough to allow for this to happen and even go to some lengths to protect these caterpillars who are feeding on my crop of parsely simply because I love the butterfly it will become. Often wasps get involved and kill the caterpillars, but I do what I can.

We have gotten some thunderstorms which knocked down some of the pea plants, but for the most part they seem fine and they are still producing quite well, as are the cilantro and parsely. Unfortunately work and weather have conspired to keep me from getting squash, tomatoes, and peppers in the ground on time. Nonetheless I will do what I can as soon as I can, especially since I do not want to spend a minimum of $1.oo a pound on winter squash again this year.

All the best to all of my gardening friends.. I have some new products in which I will be reviewing in the coming weeks...