The Garden of Bogturtle

  w Crocosmia 'Diablo'. Becoming quite an expert at what plants deer will leave alone, at least here. And, of course, a starving deer would eat anything it could. Full time concern whether the plants have been sprayed, and now we have recurrent rains that wash it off. Crocosmia seems not a choice of deer, even inexperienced fawns.  A local market sells veggies and fruit at a reasonable price, in quantities not practical to me, and from all over the World. All Nationalities are shopping there and finding familiar food I never saw before. This is a Daicon Radish the Japanese grow, and I think its the first time I tried to grow it, myself. They probably eat the greens, also. I am surprised how well it grew. My vegetable garden, with too much shade, is not great. I probably could have bought this cheaper than it cost to grow, and definitely with much less labor. And with less strange satisfaction.  Interesting to see the occasional, all summer long, blooms from plants that, t...