Category Archives: Garden

My blog schedule says that today’s topic is gardening. The arugula died about two weeks ago, and that’s all I have for the monthly update. An article in yesterday’s paper said that plant hardiness zones are changing. We’re now in … Continue reading →

First, the current status: The arugula and volunteer dill are still alive. At least they were yesterday; it’s supposed to be 16 tonight so we’ll see. The basil is clinging to life as a houseplant. When I watered all the … Continue reading →

I should have been checking the weather last week, because I almost lost some things in a frost. Luckily I decided to check the garden one morning, so I was able to dig the last few radishes. And harvest the … Continue reading →

It’s fall. Last weekend, I picked all the beet greens out of the back, pulled the weeds, and spread compost over the beds. All that’s left in the back is rhubarb, though I’m tempted to put some garlic in. I … Continue reading →

The garden is still trundling along, but it’s slowing way down. The back garden just has a few beet greens (going on the assumption that there are no actual beets). Next weekend I should pick them all and then pull … Continue reading →

So much for the eggplant. The squirrels beat me to it. It vanished the day before I was going to pick it, so I spent Friday contemplating ways to trap squirrels. We’re still getting green tomatoes which the squirrels then … Continue reading →

EGGPLANT! This is the first time I’ve had an eggplant set fruit in three years of trying. It’s a fairy tale eggplant, so I guess it appreciated the magic behind the number 3. It’s about 1.5 inches long, and supposed … Continue reading →

We ate our first tomatoes this weekend, roma cherry tomatoes. Mmm. Since the last update in late May, we’ve eaten a ton of lettuce, and it’s still growing. Almost everything is starting to bolt, so I’ve been clearing out whole … Continue reading →

My garden grew like mad while we were out of town. When we left, the lettuces were just getting big enough to start eating. Two weeks later, the front garden has a thick carpet of lettuce that’s shading out all … Continue reading →

My daffodils are blooming, the bright yellow ones I planted last fall by the driveway and the pale ones by the hawthorn tree. Last fall I planted a bunch of blue bulbs by the hawthorn. Only a few of them … Continue reading →