Striped cucumber beetle Acalymma vittatum

by | Jul 4, 2011 | Talk Dirt to Me

striped cucumber beetle Acalymma vittatum Today I’m writing about evil. Not just bad, like glass used for paving a bike path. Not just wrong like Michelle Bachmann’s opinions (http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/republicans/a/michele-bachmann-quotes.htm),...

Root nodules

by | Jul 10, 2011 | Talk Dirt to Me

Raspberries are full of thorns, and as such, proper protective gear should be worn during harvest. ****** This weekend one of my favorite spring vegetables had to end it’s short life. Back in April I planted my peas with much trepidation. I’d had some bad...

Neighborhood knuckledragger

by | Jul 15, 2011 | Talk Dirt to Me

In our household the boss is known for her good decision making. We will leave aside her decision to buy zoo zoo pets for the children this week. We should also ignore the foolhardy decision to marry a graduate student. She generally goes to bed at an appropriate time...

Billions of Berries

by | Jul 17, 2011 | Talk Dirt to Me

The picture above was taken in the early evening as the heat became bearable and I arose from my lethargy. As you can see the plants have grown quite a bit since the last time I posted a full garden picture. On the right you can see where the peas were — carrots...

Liberty cabbage

by | Jul 20, 2011 | Talk Dirt to Me

Spelling is not easy for me. I don’t like the word sauerkraut. If “au” sounds like “ou” at the end of the word, why not the beginning too? Why the extra “e”? We borrow too many words. We should make up our own name for this...