Category Archives: Garden
Garden progress
The red fig heirloom tomato has two tiny green tomatoes on it, finally. Neither of the other two heirloom plants has flowered, and they’re all still pretty small, but I remain hopeful. The non-heirloom tomato is producing like mad. I … Continue reading
Garden recordkeeping
Last weekend I pulled all the onions and snow peas out of the back and planted more snow peas, plus green beans, zucchini, chard, and bok choy. The latter four also got planted in the front, since I wanted to … Continue reading
Garden: Peas & Spinach
The garden has been doing much better this year than last year, even the things like lettuce where I just used last year’s seeds. There have been some problems: the rosemary died, and three tiny pepper plants got uprooted, but … Continue reading
Garden Progress
The back garden is very green: That’s 5/18, 4/26, 4/8, and 3/20 (planting day). Look at all that lovely spinach!
Spring Garden
When we left for Botswana, it was still winter here. A few of the bulbs were poking out of the dirt, a few twigs had small buds, but most plants were still sleeping. When we got back two weeks later, … Continue reading
Almost spring
Last fall, I planted bulbs in the front planter and a small patch of the back garden. I drew a map so I’d know what they were when they started to grow, and I know I put it someplace clever … Continue reading
It could be bunnies
Between the shade, the hard rains that smushed the lettuce into the dirt to rot, the bugs carving holes in the rutabaga and cabbage leaves, the squirrels digging up seeds, and something (rabbits?) taking chunks out of almost everything), I … Continue reading
Garden (what we’re starting with)
Last Saturday I took before photos of the yard and gardens at our house for future reference. Yesterday I planted the vegetable garden (with some space saved for things that need to be planted in a few weeks).
Food, Harry Potter, and Links
Adventures in food labelling Found at the grocery store: Ready-to-Eat peaches — First, they still have to be washed, so technically they aren’t ready to eat. Second, what would constitute non-ready-to-eat peaches? Green ones? Blossoms? A potted peach tree (just … Continue reading
Weekly Summary July 1
Yesterday I did my first volunteer stint at the park, which mostly consisted of more detailed training. Watered the butterfly garden, made hummingbird food and filled feeders, fed the fish and turtles and frogs, sent visitors with questions to the … Continue reading
