Actually I'm going to change direction. Rather than talking about my show and tell, I will post videos of master gardeners that I trust. After all, I am a novice gardener. Repeat novice. But first a few photos The above is an illustration of what my backyard looked like 22 years ago. In that...

Your tomatoes look great. I can see blush. They'll ripen quickly. Immediacy: I've drained all my hoses and attachments. I've covered my remaining potatoes with squash leaves and stems. I now have my tomatoes covered in shallow trays. I'll provide the reason tomorrow.

tomatoes are inside 12 kg I'm hoping for a 70 to 80 percent ripening over time.

If pressed for time cut the whole vine and then the next and the next. Sorting and separating can be done indoors. No hurry once they're inside. By vine, I mean the hanging grape structure. And if there is no time cut the entire plant, major stems and stuff in plastic bags and take them indoors.

Harvest day I'm harvesting all warm weather crops which is 90 percent. Killing frost in the forecast. Tomorrow is likely the last day before damage. I'm tired. I should have started yesterday..

below is a fascinating video on corn pollination and corn beards. 6 minutes.

^^^ There's a frost warning for Airdrie and north. I'm close enough that I've covered what I can. If you have time, pick the ripe ones. My tomato plants are standing tall. That said, mine are staked and secure. Your plants look healthy.

Weather Besides environment Canada I visit Time and date https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/canada/calgary Xeriscaping and urban forest 3 photos of my front yard Please excuse the fingers in one of the photos. The above is an example of xeriscaping. I haven't watered in 10 years. The base...

^^^ luckily it turns out that the forecast was wrong and Tuesday night instead of being 1 degrees Celsius is forcasted to be 4 degrees Celsius. I can deal with that. Tomatoes and yield. left to right Tumblers - 273 grams - 7 plants in 134 liters - yield per liter 2.03 grams Sugary hybrid -...

Fall is fast approaching. Here's a photo of a painting I own. It's bleak but with a never give up against all odds. I'm planning to cover my squash and peppers. The tomatoes can't be covered. I hope that the forecast is wrong.

August update on tomatoes and zucchini. Tomatoes: Decent production but worried about the cool weather night time and smoke. Zucchini: I've been actively cross-pollinating the various plants but I'm worried that fall is coming too soon. A photo of fettuccine aglio e olio with a side of mild...

tomatoes I'm starting to pick them earlier before full ripeness .The flesh is firmer and flavor leans to tart. Of course, every variety has a different profile and every eater has their own flavor preferences.

I've yet to see this building in person. When complete I'll visit. I suspect the three dimensional binocular vision, in opposition to the two-dimensional photographic experience, will blow me away, especially when near and at ground level.

^^^ I forgot to include sources. https://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Documents/Programs/Community-Orchards/mason-bee.pdf?noredirect=1 https://www.macleans.ca/society/science/are-bee-hotels-the-answer-in-saving-a-species/ And the video below.

For my own edification, I've been investigating the efficacy of a bee hotel. The hotel is designed to attract orchard mason bees. They look like small iridescent flies. Honey bees versus orchard mason bees: The range of a honey bee is several miles. The range of an orchard mason bee is 300 ft...

^^^ I didn't know that. I suppose that it wasn't fair to compare an American voting system to Canada. I forgot that American ballots can be arms length since they vote on many things.. I can take solace in the simplicity of ours.

problems with late results - are the late results a 1st world problem - are voting machines a possible solution - do we need patience and should we live with paper ballots for security. Below an interesting video.

@Surrealplaces Cross pollination and flowering at the same time. o - my neighbor 2 doors down has a dwarf apple tree 12 footer when mature. He plucked flowers from my front yard ornamental crab in full bloom and cross pollinated his apple tree also in full bloom - excellent results. o - bees -...

Update 1st harvest yellow zucchini - it's producing vigorously.

Why do Cucumbers fruit Fail in the Garden? Informative video. 8 minutes