Shade Tree Greenery

The pine bore beetles are wreaking havoc on our glorious pine trees on the hill. We're afraid the trees might fall and hit the house someday. All of the pine trees are dying. Beetles bore into the trunks of the pine trees and as they weaken they put off lots of pine cones to preserve their species because they are distressed. Finally the tree starts rotting and the tops of the trees fall out. The wood becomes decayed or fossilized and hard to bust. It won't be long before we no longer see moonlight shining through the pines.

Collosus Crowder Peas The last pickings In the dehydrator Ghost Peppers Bell Peppers, Banana Peppers, Cayenne Peppers, and Ghost Peppers

I bought two African violets for my mamma this year but she told me they were too much trouble to tend to and didn't want them. No wonder I'm an only child. Anyway, I took them home to tend to them. The only thing I know about African violets is that they hate to get water on their leaves and it causes them to brown and die.  I put some clear cling wrap under my little violets so I could lift the pots from their containers and pour about an inch of water underneath them. I thought that was genius! That goes to show you what I consider genius. My violets got so scrouged, I felt brave enough to cut back some leafs with a sharp knife at the base of the leaf. I couldn't stand to waste them so I put them in clean little serving cups with lids on them. I made a hole in the top big enough for the stem to go through and left them on the porch in the sunlight for a few months.  It took a long time but I finally started seeing roots sprouting from the bottom. After a whi...

Ghost Peppers Banana Peppers

Joann showed me a bush growing on her property that resembled a butterfly bush but had different leaves. It was so pretty, I had to find out what it was called. This is Joann's chaste bush.   These are pictures of my butterfly bushes. The leaves are assembled in a different pattern on the stems than the chaste bush. PIO orig 9-6-18 7:07pm

Mom's getting old and she can't make a garden anymore but never count  her out  because she created a couple of garden spots  close to the house so she could grow some  tomatoes and peppers and okra. This is her first harvest from the garden.  God, I hope I'm gardening when I'm mom's age. That is truly being blessed. PIO