Leela's Garden & Kitchen

propagating jasmine and Persian shield plants fall clematis sweet basil ready to be separated persimmons

sweet basil bell pepper We  are going to make pizza tomorrow using the garden vegetables.  We will use tomato, basil, bell peppers from the garden.

Squirrel trying to eat bird seeds creeping jenny under the persimmon tree Today is a hot day and I stayed inside.  I am trying to propagate Jasmine plant and Persian shield plants. My daughter made fig tart and pear tart which are delicious. I still get some figs and a lot of pears from the garden. I planted only three okra plants and I get only one or two okras.  I get a lot of tomatoes,some bell peppers  and some Chinese beans which are very long.  I am already busy cooking with garden vegetables.  I do not like to use any chemical sprays for the bugs and so far the plants look healthy.  My mom is visiting me and she is in the backyard and she got bitten by a lot of mosquitoes.  My daughter got a mosquito repellent with Eucalyptus oil but we forgot to spray it on her. When I went to India in June 2007, I got sick with Dengue fever and recovered from that fever.  This year I went to India, I went during March when they have less mosquitoes.  I should worry about West nile