Do They Gild the Lilies on Easter? posted on Nov 20, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

The world is comming to an end. I know that lots of people have been saying so for a long time, now, what with all these wars, disease, earthquakes and Democrats taking over the Congress....but yesterday I saw something that...

Just Add Humidity.... posted on May 30, 2006 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Mom calls this kind of weather “instant summer”. When I pulled onto the parking lot at work today it was literally 100 degrees out according to my car thermometer. Up until last week, it had mostly been in the 70’s,...

Last Gifts of the Garden posted on Oct 27, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Looking back, I should probably have taken the photo of these chili peppers while they were still on the vine - bright red against the dull brown everything is becomming. But that's the way of the world. This photo...

Frog Wild! posted on Aug 18, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

I admit that, since the appearance of the frogs, I've gone a little "frog wild". Last night I spent over an hour just sitting very still at the edge of the pond and watching them. But I DID already have...

We've Got Frogs! posted on Aug 15, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

This is so exciting! When we got back from vacation the pet sitter told us that she had spotted at least three frogs in our pond. Last year, even as tight as our budget was, I went out and bought...

I Have Seen The Future.... posted on Jul 19, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

....and it involves bread and butter pickles!! These three cucumbers are the very first vegetables we have harvested from our garden. I planted the seeds in the worst of the poor soil in our backyard, but we now have...

Well, that's humbling posted on Jun 06, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Remember all the trouble I went to over my little tomato seedlings? Well, I have a really great looking tomato plant. It looks 10 times better than the others. It's taller, stronger, and obviously more vigerous. The trouble is, it's...

"Whaddaya Mean They're Gone?!" posted on May 25, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Oh boy. Those robin hatchlings turned out to be a lot further along then we thought. Yesterday, I came home and saw a strange bird on the nest. He had spots on his orangish /red breast! Which made me realize...

Bless This Nest posted on May 23, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

It appears that Birda is back. We learned that mother robins stop sitting on the nest at night when the hatchlings get to be about 7 days old, but we did see her bringing some nice juicy grubs in...

Hatchling Emergency! posted on May 21, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

It's almost 11:00 and Birda isn't back in the nest yet!! The hatchlings are still in there, huddled together for warmth. What could be wrong? Could she possibly be out looking for food at this hour? There IS a full...

Tomato Graduation! posted on May 16, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

"Honey, why are you taking a picture of the tomato seedlings? I'm just curious." The Hub said as I got out the camera and told my carefully tended Rutgers and Sweeties to "smile! Or whatever tomatos do!" "It's a...

Tough Real Estate Market posted on Apr 25, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Man, it's a tough real estate market out there! Not only has housing gone up so much in this area that we can no longer afford to buy the house we live in, it's even tough for birds! The Hub...

Rain! Rain! posted on Apr 21, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

The weather forecast says it's gonna rain tomorrow and over the weekend. I'm thrilled, because this means I won't have to go out and water the garden every morning like I have been doing. I planted mostly seeds so far...

The Verdict.... posted on Apr 15, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Well, okay, it at least looked like food by the time I got it onto my plate. The Hub agreed to take over as photographer for this historic moment in "The Battle of The Beets" ( for anyone just...

Hell? No - Dinner! posted on Apr 15, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Oh my God! My stew pot looks like the depths of hell! The whole kitchen smells like beets = dirt. This is an 11 on the gross out scale of 1-10. Blech!...

Out Damned Spot posted on Apr 15, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Bless my soul! These things ( the beets) are DISGUSTING. They smell like dirt. I've managed to get 3 of them sliced up and into the pot, but at what cost? Okay, it's true the only casualty on my...

First Blood! posted on Apr 15, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Okay! As you can see from the above photo of one of the beets I have begun the Battle of the Beets: that would be my struggle to overcome my complete revulsion of them and turn them into something...

We've Got the Beet posted on Apr 13, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Would you eat this? Do you even know what it is? It's something I wouldn't eat. Not even for money. Not even to be polite, which, to me is usually a more compelling reason than money. I mean, seriously...

Lights Out, But Inward Eye Okay posted on Apr 12, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Could somebody give me an explanation - I'll take any explanation, on the practical, physical or even spiritual level - why when I turned on my garden hose I blew the fuse to the kitchen?! I mean, in most houses,...

Meadows Farm Nursery of Westminster does NOT Need Business!! posted on Apr 11, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Imagine that! And to be told about it so forthrightly too! Not that I think they have to worry. Since Meadows Farm Nursery in Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland provided the single Rudest, Meanest, Nastiest experience I have ever had in...

Just Garbage posted on Mar 29, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

It's that time of year again. Time to plant early crops, like potatos. I swore I wasn't going to plant potatoes this year...but now I am, largely because I have some that I forgot about under the sink and they're...

Grow Your Own... posted on Feb 26, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Horehound, that is! Back during the early spring of last year, I had some vauge idea that being self employed would involve periods of uninterupted time where I could try time consuming recipes that I've always wanted to take a...

Knock Yourself Out posted on Oct 01, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

So life is back to normal...or at least as normal as my life ever gets. It's almost October and that means it's time for the Battle of the Bees. Every year I do battle with bees, and it's a serious...

A Rose Grows in Brooklyn posted on Jun 01, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Okay, here we have a blog entry starting at a fairly normal time of night - that would be about 9:15. This is part of a campaign to get my sleep cycle straightened out....not that I think it'll work, just...

Another World posted on May 05, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

"Ah, you're fixin' to stay up til 3:00 in the morning!" The Hub said in disgust before stomping off to bed. I don't know why he thinks so. It's only quarter of one. It's early yet. Dad requested another one...

The Word for The Day: Unsafe posted on Apr 04, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

I admit, I am stealing my title from one of my all time favorite television programs: The Red Green Show a Canadian comedy that we could occassionally get on PBS here in the states. It was just bizarre. It...

Pot Rant posted on Mar 11, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Gardening]

Okay, this is not really about marijuana. Though I have nothing against marijuana. In fact, I'm one of those sedate middle class non-using women who think it ought to be perfectly legal to grow it, smoke it, give it to...