Tag Archives: horticulture

Surprise pumpkin patch

Posted on July 5, 2013 by tyler4turtles

All this time, we had our minds set on melons, but look what’s matured, a pumpkin! Linus from Peanuts would be proud of our patch!

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Wrinkly corn whorl

Posted on July 4, 2013 by tyler4turtles
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Cherry-bombing aphids with ladybugs

Posted on July 4, 2013 by tyler4turtles
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Our cat stalks the stalks

Posted on June 16, 2013 by tyler4turtles
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Gung-Ho Garden

Posted on June 16, 2013 by tyler4turtles

As summer days progress, the garden gains ground, growing gung-ho greens along wheel ruts, all sprouts riding atop covered-wagon dirt mounds, dusting off  appetites in the lasting light.

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Watering the garden

Posted on June 16, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Watering the garden This poem reminds me how much my Father has cultivated everything in my life, fostering growth deep down in my soul. His character and moral fiber have turned me into a strong man with a caring spirit. … Continue reading →

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Eating electric lettuce

Posted on June 16, 2013 by tyler4turtles

My eyes roll down beside my feet like two golfballs brushing against neon greens, electric chlorophyll static shocking cones of my retinas, stunned silly seeing Spots run, I bend over, fingers shoveling salad foodstuffs like a trespass Peter Rabbit, lettuce … Continue reading →

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Ripe comeuppance

Posted on June 15, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Tomato vines upturn their naked leaves, angling light green towards taller trees as if silently  saying size is insignificant. Indubitably, summer grows red kahunas, ripe with comeuppance.

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Manifold melon grove

Posted on June 15, 2013 by tyler4turtles
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Plant Pissing Match of the 21st Century

Posted on June 1, 2013 by tyler4turtles

Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper:
Tomatoes tied to towering trellises, limiting wind thrashing, scaffolded leaves sprayed with egg-based protein to guard against rabid deer teeth gnashing, planted vegetable heads all around, some above, others tubers below ground, lettuce, broccoli,…

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