praying mantis up close and personal ~ santa fe, nm ~ septem
what a strange and beautiful creature…until it eats your face off.
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my amazing fast-growing watermelon baby
neither tim nor i have ever grown melons before. pitcher mountain — site of tim’s old CSA — is too high and the season is too short for this delicious fruit and so tim never tried to grow it. and me? well, i’ve just been too lazy and uninspired.
no longer! in our front yard, we have 5 containers spilling over with melon vines. we’re growing three varieties of heirloom watermelons, a couple of muskmelons and a couple of sun and moon watermelons. every morning and every afternoon i scrutinize the plants, checking for female flowers (the ones with the miniature fruits at the base). when i find them, i take a cotton swab and do my best to fertilize them with the pollen of a male flower.
when this process is successful, you get what you see here: an amazingly fast-growing fruit that doubles in size over the course of three days! this is my firstborn baby watermelon, his name is filechista khakcencio (it’s a long story and it involves facebook, so i’ll just leave it at that), and i love he.
i could and will just eat him up!
baby sun and moon melon ~ santa fe, nm ~ august 26, 2011
melons are amazing! four days after I took the first picture of my melon-baby and you can see that he’s almost doubled in size. and he sleeps through the night already, too!
baby watermelon ~ santa fe, nm ~ august 23, 2011
I am the proud father of a brood of melons! every morning and every afternoon I spend some time with my melon pants, checking for female flowers and, when I find them, pollinating them. this is my firstborn! he’s growing rapidly and thankfully he’s already potty trained. I’ve already counted six other melons hidden among the leaves and vines and there will be many more in the next few weeks! octomom eat your heart out.
harvest bounty ~ santa fe, nm ~ july 21, 2011
today’s haul: purple beans, green brands, broccoli shoots, beets, turnips, scallions, chard, kale, and collards. freshest stir fry ever tonight.
watermelon transplants!
we’ve got big plans for this little plant, so make sure to send it some good vibes.
new mexico’s backyard garden: an oasis in the desert ~ santa fe, nm
a portrait of our wonderful little garden, including a guest appearance by little white spider! all of this was shot (more…)
sunny morning in santa fe ~ joe’s house ~ may 22, 2011
what a luxurious way to spend the morning. lounging in the green green grass in the middle of the desert.
pea tendril takes hold ~ santa fe, nm ~ may 20, 2011
after a somewhat rocky start, the pea plants have finally started to really take off. this is the first plant to find the netting and grab hold. peas should be coming in no time at all.
