closer look (notice also the creepy crawly at the bottom – and the weeds):
Category Archives: garden
Flowering, Ripening, Growing
I drive the speed limit and blink even when I’m the only one on the street. I pay my (one) credit card bill, my taxes, my library fines. I smile, I make peace, I don’t gossip or speak ill. But I am no goody two-shoes. I am the most subversive person I know. I grow …
Finished!
Happy Summer! On this hot sunny day what did I do but seek out the two hottest areas of my garden. First, the compost bins. They looked pretty tame, on the surface. Then I stuck in my fork and woosh, the temperature rise was immediately apparent. I persisted, turning, consolidating and sifting out the finished …
Garden Photos on a Gloomy Day
Bees bearding the hive? Or just lots of traffic. Here’s a little video. Most of the noise is generated by the bees: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlXtoeVJEeU Garlic scapes ready to pick – I’m waiting for a hot afternoon These are ready as well, but I’m holding out for red peppers (these are the overwintered pepper plants) Something pretty …
Peas
Every day now we have this ritual, Amie and I. We go out to the pea bed. She spots the fattest pods and I pick them – she can’t reach these ones but will be able to pick the next bed that will become ripe. Then we come in with our bounty, sit down at …
Herb Spiral
Our herb spiral was a long time in the making. It just kept getting shoved down the list of things to do. But the herb seedlings were languishing in their pots, so I put my foot down and we did it in two days. We decided to build the wall with bricks from top to …
(Mostly) All in Pictures Today
Unwanted things: (1) (2) Things hung to dry: (3) Things newly trellised: (4) (5) Flowering things: (6) (7) (8) Things bursting: (9) (10) Take the quiz: (1) oak seedling (2) caterpillar on cherry tree (3) kale seed pods (4) favas (5) tomatoes in hoop house (6) can’t remember, sowed it under the bird feeder, bachelor’s …
Harvests of Radish and Lettuce, and More Planting
We’re harvesting enough lettuce thinnings for a large three-person’s-worth every two days. I’m also pulling radishes. Last year I hated these radishes, the Easter Eggs. They were maggot-ridden, tough and bitter. This year they are sweet and crisp and perfect. I am also about to pick the first peas. I direct-seeded more lettuce and radish. …
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Rain
The rain came, in a thunderstorm at night. It has cooled everything down a fair bit and saves me from having to water the garden this morning, for which I am thankful. But it barely half filled four of the five (food-grade) barrels (the second barrel in the line up on our most capacious downspout …
Water
It’s 10:30 am and I just came in from an hour of watering the garden. And from the heat. It’s 87 F (30.5 C) and the sun’s a scorcher. Most plants are holding up well, except for the brassicas. The kale especially is doing some spectacular wilting. The beans are coming up nicely, in more-or-less …