There are still a few herbs that are flowering slightly, including now the rosemary. It makes for some nice decoration indoors. Also a nice decoration, the Red Admiral Butterfly, a common sight in San Francisco gardens. It just decided to take a powder on the brick, and stayed there while I watered. So it turns … Continue reading Captain’s log: September 18th 2018
Some good work in the back planting those nice plants I bought a few days ago. First I scraped all the old debris off the double bed- all the decayed bean leaves and old mulch. Then I topped off the beds with some fresh potting soil after I worked the soil a bit. Then it … Continue reading Bean beds are now the greens beds!
Or- getting my butt in gear for the rest of the year part 2: electric boogaloo. First up- carrot seeds for the bed that won't arrive for a week or so. Your basic orange long boys your basic orange fat boys and your fancy carnival boys. I mean sure I could give you their real … Continue reading Winter garden haul
So after a fun few weeks it's good to get back into the rhythm of more than basic garden care and into fixing up the garden for the wintry future. The Herb corner is doing well. This reminds me, I have to update my layout page. Time to dust off the colored pencils. The moss … Continue reading Captain’s log: September 12th 2018
So during this last week of suck, I watered the garden but I wasn't on top of spraying the damn aphids and what do you get on your fava beans when you're not on top of killing the bastards? Yeah- aphid apocalypse. But you know what? It's manageable. Fava beans (broad beans) are troopers and … Continue reading Fava beans defying the odds, while still being a pain in the butt
The Neanderthal Gardens 