Happy Halloween

It was a warm, sunny day in the Valley. I headed straight for my community garden to water the pea seedlings and the greens I planted. The plumeria that I bought 3 months ago had root rot so I had to cut 4 inches off. I will be drying the stem for a whole. It looks so battered. On the coast it has been cool. I am just making sure the plants don't dry out. The red roses are just blooming in profusion right now.

Did It Rain?

Did it really rain yesterday? I visited the garden today and the snap peas were coming up. The David Austin roses were blooming and I was not going to pick them but I had my pruners so I did.

Yesterday, we made kale chips out of the pound of the kale that I picked on Sunday. As the weather gets cooler the lettuce, spinach, cabbage, and kale are doing really well. I have a cilantro that is about 2 feet tall. The monarch butterfly was depositing an egg on the milkweed plant.

Cool Weather is Here

Okay, I have been really busy just watering and taking care of my garden. I really haven't had the time to just sit and contribute to my blog but I think that I not have been neglecting my gardening duties. Last Sunday, I planted all the kale, lettuce, cabbage and sowed the sugar snap peas. The weather warmed up a little but it has been really cool and foggy in the morning. The roses seem to be really happy because the petals are not getting burned by the heat. Yesterday I went to the grand opening of the Pasadena Community Garden. It's so great to see a community finally get a garden of their own. A garden is so important because it really helps us to stop and think about what is really important in our lives. We really need to slow down and enjoy nature, be able to eat what we grow, and just feel positive and successful!