Schrock Road Gardens

08/31/2024

Buckeyes are dropping in a big way.

04/25/2024

1st of the season.

01/28/2024

Possibly the earliest I've seen Winter Aconite flowers. A week earlier than anticipated.

(Correction: had I taken 2 seconds to look back at 2023....last year was Jan 18. This year Jan 27)

09/03/2023

Winner winner puffball dinner.
Same place and time every year.

06/22/2023

Message me if you know the identity of this frequent trespasser, please. Tonight at 942pm.

03/06/2023

Yellow Buckeye today. Successful germination after 4 months in refrigerator.
Collected Fall 2022 Brookside Elementary.

03/06/2023

Red Oak acorn today. Successful germination after spending 5 months in refrigerator.
Collected September 2022 Lancaster, OH

01/19/2023

Winter Aconite already up and abundant.
I typically expect to see it in early February.
(Photo is 18 Jan)

10/11/2022

A 2,560-pound Minnesota pumpkin was crowned the winner at this year's weigh-off

The winning pumpkin, grown by a Minnesota teacher, set a new North American record for heaviest pumpkin.

07/28/2022

Newly-mated new queen from a successful walkaway hive split in late June.

04/24/2022

1st asparagus of the season today.

10/07/2021

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08/24/2021

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07/14/2021

Blackberries are about to peak here.
Blackberry Mead perhaps??

07/01/2021

Noticing lots of cool flies this year...

http://urbanpollinators.blogspot.com/2014/03/flies-forgotten-pollinators.html?m=1

Bees are often seen as the main insect pollinators and as they are certainly playing a very important role in pollinating many plants we...

06/04/2021

Mulberries are here!!
First of the season.
Despite the crazy cold snap earlier that seemed to damage a lot of blossoms and new growth, it looks like it'll be an amazing crop this year!
Great to eat and also for attracting a variety of birds.

04/21/2021

April snow showers bring....

Bleeding Hearts!

03/23/2021

First of the year and first of many to come...under the usual cover board(s). At least a week later than last year. (Today)

03/12/2021

So much pollen!

03/12/2021

Glorious sounds of Spring!

02/25/2021

Winter Aconite.
Delayed by a few weeks this year due to snow on the ground.

02/25/2021

Freshly tapped today. First sweet drops of the season.

02/25/2021

Bees doing bee things at noon. Low 40's
Tues. 2-23-2021

08/04/2020

Homegrown Hops + Homegrown Honey
= Homegrown Hops Infused Honey
Day 1

08/02/2020

Operation "Hops Infused Honey" is underway!
First hops of the season harvested today, Aug. 1.

07/05/2020

First year harvesting spring honey after 4 seasons of keeping bees here. 19 lbs total - all from the top box of this 5-frame hive. Bees produced by Honeyrun Farm here in Ohio and acquired on May 1. Honey is much lighter than the picture shows.