tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809908055754014264.post3167441673214247105..comments2024-03-26T19:41:26.017-06:00Comments on Bees, Birds, Berries, and Blooms!: Hawks, hummingbirds, hazelnuts and a herb harvest...Bonnie Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052974547161586063noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809908055754014264.post-86646720541588196682017-08-14T22:02:15.422-06:002017-08-14T22:02:15.422-06:00Great nature shots! I love the ice cubed herbs ide...Great nature shots! I love the ice cubed herbs idea! I hope it works out..seems perfect. I have Anna hummers that hang out all year. Noisey buggers..but nothing compared to the Rufus hummers that migrate up. They crack me up as they chase each other around. I try to remind them not to bite the hand that feeds when they dive bomb me...but it falls on deaf ears. Cheers!Rainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809908055754014264.post-89136003458079789772017-08-14T17:38:22.571-06:002017-08-14T17:38:22.571-06:00Do you plant your garlic in the fall so it has tim...Do you plant your garlic in the fall so it has time to grow before it winters over? The directions I followed said to plant in the fall at least a month (I think) before first frost. Mulch with straw over winter then in the spring it continues to grow until July. Be sure to harvest the scapes that appear in the late spring. You know when to harvest when it yellows. Pull it out, let dry in the sun then dry in she;treed areas for a month. It worked for me for many years. My garlic planting days are over now though. Better luck next year. Oh, I purchased my garlic for planting from Fedco in Maine. Saved a few big heads then for the next year's planting.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809908055754014264.post-18471215274762857622017-08-14T10:00:23.577-06:002017-08-14T10:00:23.577-06:00the hawk still looks hungry. They seem to visit at...the hawk still looks hungry. They seem to visit at a regular time.Got my cougar back, it is eating too wellOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809908055754014264.post-78421276892345511312017-08-14T08:35:06.667-06:002017-08-14T08:35:06.667-06:00Lovely bird photos. I always imagined hummingbirds...Lovely bird photos. I always imagined hummingbirds would be quite birds. I haven't tried freezing herbs in oil but I have frozen some fresh leaves this year for the first time. I wonder whether chopped and in a smidgeon of stock would work Ii've given up on growing garlic.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809908055754014264.post-71557936503122350392017-08-14T07:51:28.929-06:002017-08-14T07:51:28.929-06:00Beautiful picture of that hawk. You know I just re...Beautiful picture of that hawk. You know I just read the 20 signs of a hard winter by the Farmer's Almanac and squirrels gathering nuts like that is one. Have you seen woolie worms with wide orange bands too? <br />I would love to try that ice cube trick. That looks like a winner. I have never been able to grow big garlic. I wish I knew the secret too.<br />I have new birds coming through on migration. So lots of new bird sounds that I can't identify yet. I have seen a big hawk in the trees so that is always a thrill though not able to get good shots of him as you are that one that has been in your neighborhood. Lovely post. Have a lovely week.Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809908055754014264.post-32287907618903709972017-08-13T21:52:38.306-06:002017-08-13T21:52:38.306-06:00Wow! Beautiful wildlife shots! What a bummer about...Wow! Beautiful wildlife shots! What a bummer about your garlic. I need to harvest mine.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com