Garden Goodnesses
Channel: Temerity Lore
Date: 2021-08-09

There are many other unharvested things as well! Various herbs, fruits, veggies and the like... but I'm personally most excited about the pumpkins... which are already starting to turn orange! 

Here's a list-ish of the many things growing in the yard this past year (winter stuff too!)

lettuce, sprouts, broccoli, carrots, onions, green onions, spinach, arugula, basil (all varieties), rosemary, sage, oregano, beans of green, black berries, strawberries, mulberries, walnuts, firecracker vine, camellia, nasturtiums, marigolds, zinnias, morning glories, honeysuckle, grapes, aloe, shamrock, lemon balm, mint, parsley, raspberries, fuchsia, roses, snap peas, sword flowers, dayflowers, potatoes, sunflowers, cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, yucca, peppers: (serrano, habanero, chili, thai chili, cayenne, jalapeno, and all bell colors) 

There are probably a few more things I forgot to mention... but just for the record this is a (possibly futile) yet genuine attempt to regenerate Earth where possible. Everything is planted directly into the ground, fertilized with an open air compost pile, a few bags of garden soil, and  organic plant food. I use sprays that are safe for people, pets, and plants and even make my own from peppers, garlic, clove, and peppermint soap; however that solution is currently in a "Mon-Satan" sprayer bottle lol (this was a gift btw and wouldn't have been my choice)! Despite the inaccurate label... it is actually super effective and all natural! 

I haven't been doing this very long... but it is truly a joy to adventure out into the yard and see the big yellow squash flowers covered in the early morning dew! Bees all flower drunk on the zinnias and clover taking naps in the petals of the former. Various birds that seem to enjoy the sunflowers and berries, and ignoring the cats, one even built a nest at eye level this past spring. I actually saw the three little hatchlings before they left! Additionally I have grown to think earwigs quite adorable when they are munching on the mulberries dangling from the tree! When the yucca were in bloom there were 4 sets of "unknown to me" beetles mating on the tall flowery stalk and that was sufficiently giggle worthy too.  I'll see little lizards, butterflies, hawks, snakes (poisonous and non threatening), raccoons (who fear the ferocious felines for some reason), owls, bats, and night butterflies as big as my hand! (They are definitely part of a catch and release program when they inevitably flutter inside...ya know how it goes... moths to the flame and what have you!)

This planet has a wonderful ecosystem finding the time to appreciate and facilitate it is our responsibility!