Entries by arizonaplantlady@gmail.com

What Is Wrong With This Picture?

Can you figure out what is wrong with this picture? I can see two things.  First of all, my son is holding a pumpkin from our vegetable garden in July.  Definitely not the normal time of year for seeing kids with pumpkins. The second thing wrong with this photo is that my son is in […]

It’s Irrigation Day…

Today’s post is from my sister (Chicken Farmer) and resident of Double S Farms. As a California transplant living in the desert of Arizona, there are a few things that really trip me out and one of them is flood irrigation. Every two weeks in the summer and once a month in the fall, winter, […]

A Harvest of Apples….

Nothing can beat the taste of apples freshly picked from the tree.  When I moved to the desert, I was surprised that apple trees could grow here.  I came to find out that most fruit trees not only can grow in our climate, but thrive. This summer, my mother (Pastor Farmer) of Double S Farms, […]

Evening In The Garden….

During the summer months, I enjoy spending time in my garden in the evenings, just as dusk settles in.  I love the warm dry heat, without the bright sun beating down on me.  I like how the light from the setting sun brings a new dimension to the garden. Garden in Evenings One of my […]

Unrequited Love In The Garden….

Do you have a plant that you would love to grow in your garden?  You close your eyes and you can just imagine how beautiful it would look and exactly where you would plant it. Then, you open your eyes and look out into your garden and sadly, that plant is no where to be […]

It’s Time For June’s Monthly Garden Bouquet (MGB)

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  I wish that I could say that I enjoyed mine, but unfortunately, I came down with the stomach flu.  I am just now able to sit for a while without getting dizzy. Oh well, enough about me.  I am so excited to see your garden bouquets for […]

Escapee From The Garden…

Some of you may remember that we planted our first family vegetable garden this spring.  The kids and I have had a great time planting the seeds, seeing the grow into full grown vegetables.  We harvested corn a couple of weeks ago and are picking cherry tomatoes daily. Now, because this is our first garden, […]

Low Temps, June GBBD and Recovery

I have been enjoying the weather very much this June.  Now for those of you who do not live in the desert, this is not a ‘normal’ statement.  June is a month that is spent indoors, hibernating with the air-conditioning and looking outside at the garden. But, we have had a cooler then normal June […]

Do You Have a Garden or a Yard?

Garden or a Yard ;An example of a “front garden”.  What word do you use for the area surrounding your home?  Do you call it a ‘yard’ or a ‘garden’?   I looked up the definition of the word ‘yard’ regarding the land surrounding a house and here is what I found: 1. A tract of […]

June Days….Dry Grass, Sprinklers and a Harvest

Okay, I admit that I had a hard time with the title of this post.  I think it is because it is somewhat a mish-mash of topics.  But, the overall theme is that these all have occurred in this month of June. When we built our home back in 1999, we selected an extra large […]