Pumpkin

A Pumpkin grew out of the compost pile, and then flowers start to emerge, but then it seams that something was cutting them, and leaving in the grass, without eating them, I was confused.

Until a friend explained to me, male flowers bloom and fall, and female flowers have the fruit.
 

I had learn this in elementary school, I just didn't remember it.

I'm so excited about growing things for the first time, that I go out to the backyard with my camera every morning.

What about you?  What is blooming in your garden?

Have a nice weekend!

Busy, busy

I have been so busy around the garden, I'm sorry, but tomorrow I'll be back here with Yarn Along.

Any ideas on what might be the last picture?

Mail goodness

I was not sure if this was going to make it. but it did and I'm so happy.

It's a small order from Horizon Herbs, which I found via farmmama (my new favorite blog), I found very interesting that they would have a special kit of seed for dyeing plants.

I plant them last night, and I'm super excited. I got some blue corn, which I used to eat when living in Mexico, purple onion, Epazote, which is great to get rid of parasites and also for good taste on beans; some medicinal as flax seed, yarrow and comfrey, and some that may not be in their best environment, but maybe will grow, as asparagus and tea tree.

I also start a mini quilt for a nephew baby who's shower is in two weeks.

Collecting seeds from what you eat

The other I was ask on my technique to collect the seed of what we eat to grow them later.

It's almost embarrassing to share it, because it's quite simple, I just wash them and let them to dry in a plate.

I collect almos everything, I thing that we may find a use for them even when we were not able to grow them.

And sometimes I just plant the fresh pulp and it works.