Archive for “June, 2009”

On this page the following entries were made in the “June, 2009” time-frame.


Garden Tour

Posted June 27th, 2009 by nkristis

This was a spur of the moment video we made with the Iphone video feature. The yard is a little messy but I thought it would be fun to show off what’s growing in the garden this season.

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Sage Flowers

Posted June 16th, 2009 by nkristis

This is a first, my sage is actually blooming. It has these long stems with multiple purple flowers.

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Squash Flowers

Posted June 12th, 2009 by nkristis

This is my first year growing squash and it’s been a great learning experience. I am growing Sweet Dumpling Squash . It’s a sweet winter squash similar to butternut or delicata. It’s also fairly hardy as I’ve almost dehydrated it to death on more than one occasion. I noticed something else the other day and [...]

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They Hatched, Praying Mantis

Posted June 11th, 2009 by nkristis

I bought my praying mantis eggs about two months ago. The first batch were eaten by mice. The second batch I had assumed had hatched and fled. But while I was watering my plants today I spotted a mass exodus of praying mantis. The majority of them were jumping out of the pot and looking [...]

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