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Green Thumb Sunday - Sunflowers

25-May-08

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One thing that’s showing consistent progress in my garden is sunflowers. I planted three varieties: Sunspot, Autumn Beauty, and Mammoth Grey Stripe.
I planted some in pots and particular other places, but because my raised garden beds are so meticulously geometrical, I thought some randomness needed to be thrown in. So I threw some [...]

Green Thumb Sunday: Moon and Stars Watermelon

18-May-08

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I knew that the melons had the yellow orange ‘moon and stars’, but I was surprised to see that the foliage has them too.
This one’s lagging behind a bit.

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Green Thumb Sunday: Hummingbird in the Fountain

11-May-08

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A hummingbird I caught this morning. I should be posting a picture of something growing in my garden, because every time I walk out, the plants do look bigger and stronger. But I’m pretty happy with this pic. And I appreciate my fountain more and more.
(Now if I can just get the blogroll for [...]

Green Thumb Sunday: Hillbilly Potato Leaf Tomato

13-Apr-08

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My first Green Thumb Sunday post. And I feel that I’m cheating already. I did not grow this tomato from seed. There…I said it.
But I do like taking macro photos of things. And this was pretty. And I probably wouldn’t have posted it otherwise. So there you go.
This is on a Hillbilly Potato [...]