http://myfolia.com/journals?from=rssMeighan folia journalsThu, 24 Jul 2008 01:36:54 GMTen-gbhttp://myfolia.com/journals/24211?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/24211I harvested two perfect ripe tomatoes from my ‘Stupice’ tomato plant last weekend. These are the first tomatoes that are ripe in my garden. To honour the first tomatoes of 2008, I made a reconstructed tomato salad. To make this salad I sliced each...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:36:54 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/23875?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/23875I harvested two perfect ripe tomatoes from my ‘Stupice’ tomato plant yesterday. These are the first tomatoes that are ripe in my garden. To honour the first tomatoes of 2008, I made a reconstructed tomato salad. To make this salad I sl...Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:47:50 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22361?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22361We had a HUGE windstorm yesterday, came out of no where! The temperature dropped and the wind picked up in huge gusts which shook the trees and rattled the potted plants. Many of the container plants were blown over, and my patio umbrella flew awa...Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:22:03 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22313?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22313Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:01:27 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22312?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22312Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:52:56 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22252?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22252I think by now everyone is aware of the issues around Honey Bees and Colony Collapse Disorder. In many parts of the world Honey Bees have declined by over half their population in just the last year alone. What you may not be aware of though is th...Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:44:19 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22046?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22046My sugar snap peas are starting to produce! I get a good couple handfuls every day. They are delicioussss! Last night I added them to a Pasta Pimavera that I made, they were great in that, along with some farmer market local baby summer squash and...Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:35:19 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/22041?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/22041My Corsican Mint (Mentha requienii) is flowering! Tiny little purple flowers. I was checking on it the other day, and when I first glanced at it I wondered what had fallen down all over the lush green leaves… then I looked closer and saw the...Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:16:46 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/21444?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/21444This morning I was whining to my friend Jen about how my greenhouse has been taken over by aphids, and she asked why I hadn’t used biological insect control yet. The only reason was because last time I tried to buy some ladybugs, the store w...Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:00:29 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/19814?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/19814The fruit on my volunteer raspberry bush are starting to ripen! I have to thank the honey bees for this, as they were the major pollinators of this bush. When it was blooming it was just covered in honey bees, which was a very nice sight to see si...Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:48:35 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/19810?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/19810I’ve been seeing a lot of Hoverflies (Syrphidae) in my garden lately, and this makes me very happy. They are great to have around because during their larval stage they eat aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects. As adults they feed...Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:41:37 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/19669?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/19669Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:42:36 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/19668?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/19668Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:41:37 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/19666?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/19666Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:38:56 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/19457?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/19457No real amazing “Growing Event” here, just wanted to post a little update about my Mexican Sour Gherkin (Melothria scabra) plants. Now that the weather has warmed up a bit, they are growing very fast! I also give them props for not dyi...Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:06:50 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/19396?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/19396So while checking on the hot peppers in the greenhouse today I noticed that they have become covered in aphids… almost over night! I examined them a few days ago and didn’t see any, and now they are just covered. Well, not anymore, I g...Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:06:26 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/18882?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/18882Cute little sprouts!Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:10:46 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/18881?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/18881Sprouts appeared today for the purple sprouting broccoli! I won’t be eating this until next year, but it will be worth it.Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:09:48 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/18839?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/18839Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:44:20 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/18838?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/18838Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:43:40 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/18836?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/18836Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:38:43 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/18834?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/18834Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:35:40 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/18832?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/18832Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:34:32 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/18831?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/18831Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:33:15 GMThttp://myfolia.com/journals/18829?from=rsshttp://myfolia.com/journals/18829Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:30:01 GMT