The owner of the Ape in the photo is a local small farmer. I realize I've already lied about trucks. That honor would go to the little three wheeled scooter trucks called Ape (Ah-Pee).
The whole incident made me lose less than a half hour's time. This little scooter James-Bond-cool, amazingly reliable, and perfect for the incredibly tiny streets here. I routinely haul sacks of concrete, bags of manure from the local dairy, lumber, pipe...
Size: Indeterminate vines grow very large unless pruned; they produce 6-inch, round, red fruits weighing 10 or more ounces. Produce storage: Store at room temperature for best flavor.
When those vegetables cook to semi-tender (just spoon out a piece or two and test it), add chopped greens, such as chard, kale, cabbage, and Asian ones, too, like bok choy, napa cabbage or totsoi.
All wasps are called vespa here in Italy, and these big wasps are called calabrone . The lemon cucumbers are a bit slower to produce the majority of their fruits and seem to last better into the heat.
His truck isn't so big, but the angle to turn into my driveway is so sharp that he can't make the turn. Photo by Rick Gush After years living in the desert, I delight in living next to this waterfall.
They also withstand extremely hot weather, although it's normal for the tips to die back during the peak of summer in southern climates.Most importantly, Big Bend yucca plants must be located in well-drained soil to prevent rot during the winter months.
Chrysanthemums are planted in the spring and bloom through the fall. They work well as a border in flower beds. They are a popular container flower.Daylilies (Hemerocallis) are a hardy plant that can grow over 36 inches tall.
It surely isn't the easy way to do things, but it's the only way in our minds. That allowed us to really focus on the efficiencies and scale of that part of the farm to make it financially sustainable.
Large azaleas may reach more than 10 feet tall, whereas smaller varieties may only reach a maximum height of 12 inches.Azaleas are a part of the rhododendron genus and are identified between the rhododendron by their leaf shape and the numbers of stamens...
Dentata 'Britt-Marie Crawford'I would like to thank doss, hczone6, kell and mrporl for the use of their lovely pictures which helped complete this article. Some other Ligularia species/selections include L.
I even promised that I would keep it cut short so that it didn't hang over the rock wall. But that weed had to go. It forms a very dense mat wherever it grows; its tiny toothed leaves are bright green and heart shaped and it has violet blue flowers from...
Too much water is death to dormant tulips.)Here, too, winds from the Northwest are the most damaging, but it's better to plants evergreens as a windbreak rathen than building a wall or fence.
We instantly became friends when they assured me they LOVED the tree and had no intention of bulldozing or otherwise damaging it in their efforts to renovate the house and garden. The mental image of this horde invading my precious plumeria patch did...
Even the young insects eat their share of the bad insects threatening your plants. The nymphs go through several instars before becoming adults. They eat a variety of pests that include:For the most part, big eyed bugs in gardens are a benevolent presence...
Remove them before serving, as they aren't palatable. Bay laurels are native to the Mediterranean, so they grow very well in dry climates along parts of the West Coast. Courtesy Sarah Gregg/Flickr There are worse places to spend a 16-hour layover than...
They are large cactus that develop multiple branching sections. Most people who keep moon cacti, however, have no idea that they are grafted cacti composed of two different plants.
In spread, citrus roots have been detected up to 46 feet away from the tree trunk in a wild 44-year-old rough lemon tree.Because dwarf-size citrus root systems are smaller, gardeners who want to cultivate dwarf lemon trees, for example, can plant more...
It is easy to imagine more of them coming in the distance, too far away to see.This exhibit is hidden off the trail in a stand of trees, so that it presents a slightly ominous appearance, as if the web were woven between the trunks.
In this picture at right, can you see both types of moths? After starting with bacteria which can reproduce in minutes, we'll take a look at some bugs. The evolution of bacteria which are only partially suceptible to antibiotics makes antibiotic-resistant...
It grows from 12 to 20 feet high at the rate of 24 to 36 inches a year, yielding showy purple flowers in spring. Texensis hybrids grow in USDA zones 6a through 9."Ace of Hearts" (Cercis canadensis "Ace of Hearts") is similar to Eastern redbud, except...
Still, it covers a few meals, maybe for a week or two.Same time with the onions, but not later than April, when I'm ready to sow seeds from all the other vegetables I need. I usually sow about 10-12 hills and get about 6 pounds of peas.
These fruits appear mostly during the summer season, although limited fruit production occurs year-round.Different lime tree species grow to various heights. The Mexican lime tree sometimes looks more like a shrub, developing in a bushy manner to a height...
These short shrubs, often no larger than 3 feet tall, are used to mark boundaries, paths and other distinctions in landscapes. If you give the shrub only surface watering, the roots will remain close to the surface to catch the water and will never become...
You probably won't drive your tractor 20 miles to pick up a load of lumber or your new goats—your farm truck is obviously the better choice. Four-wheel drive is also ideal if you want to get down and dirty in tough conditions.
Keep the area weed free; otherwise, the onions won't grow big. Seeds can be sown directly in the garden in very early spring, with onion plants ready for harvest by late summer/early fall.Onion sets, which are grown from the previous year's seed, are...
Were you to descend to ground level and look into the water, you could see the submerged rock formations quite clearly. Let's just stay here inside our craft where it is warm because I don't think we brought the right gear to go walking around down there!...
