Weird and Strange things are taking place in the Backyard of Bird this summer gardening season. I've alluded to them in a few other post...

Exactly one day after I post a blog entry about processing and canning tomatoes -- what happens? Debbie Arrington runs a story in the Sacram...

I knew this moment was coming. I knew it. Every morning and every evening as I surveyed the four heirloom tomato beds, I knew those plants w...

Whew! Almost stepped in that one -- big time. We all know who the true QUEEN of North Natomas is, right ? That would be the wife that is Ve...

WARNING! Blurry pictures and bumpy roads ahead! I see that ye olde piece o' crud digital camera still hasn't totally recovered from...

How does a cucumber get this big? Seriously? What is happening in our garden this year? We knew something was up several months ago when Ven...

Black Cherry Tomato Saute Seriously, they are. Seriously. These are the best cherry tomatoes I've ever tasted in my life, and w...

Mental Note to Self: Remember to use that Home Depot gift card on a new set of garden chompers for the garden. You'll need them. This is...

I was going to name this post the "June Explosion," but seeing that we're nearly halfway into July now, well, I'm just a l...

Actually, that's kind of not true. It could have happened to me! But that's another story for another day. If you haven't seen i...