Damn rolly pollys & birds

We've lucked out with the pests this year except for the rolly polly's and birds.
Dedication to an
Organic garden prohibits all the really serious pesticides but I discovered diatomaceous earth dust which is harmless to pets and humans but has razor sharp particles that shred the lungs of breathing bugs. I love the violence of it because I hate those damn stem eating bugs!

The birds have been pecking my tomatoes so last night Teri whipped me up a scarecrow. I love it when she gets creatively inspired. within an hour she had a chef scarecrow in the garden with both happy and scary faces.

























Panzanella salad with our tomatoes, cucumbers and basil.



Little tomato eater















Our first ever watermelon!

Xeriscaping Garden Tour

Inspiring Pictures from the Dallas Water-Wise Landscape Tour







A totally Patty porch!






Drift Wood Container plant





The "nightstands" are bee keeping boxes.






Hard to see but that's a container plant balanced on the end of this tree branch.





Close up of the bee box.







- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Zucchini Oven Chips

These are delicious! We've had them two nights in a row.

Recipe Here.