If you care for rodent based prognostication, you may be aware that the little furry guy in Pennsylvania has predicted an early spring. Now I'm no believer in augury- and yet yesterday while I was at work it was 78 degrees in the garden. Mom was heroic and saved most everything through some emergency watering- … Continue reading The groundhog strikes again, bolting brassicas abound.
No time like the present to get Mr. Tea into a new pot. And I have the soil and fertilizer on hand! Camellia sinensis is a Camellia after all, and there's special soil for Camellias that I happen to have a bag of. I got two for a thing and it turned out I needed … Continue reading Tea for one
I love the early morning hours. It's warm and cozy in bed. It's still dark and calm. You don't have to wake up for another half an hour or so- so you lightly doze, listening to the wind. The whistling, the howling, the crashing- Uh oh. "Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects" That's not … Continue reading The return of the wind- San Francisco tea party edition
Bit of glare on this picture, my apologies. Anyways during Wednesday's whacking misadventure, I discovered the the lemon verbena was very much outgrowing it's nice grey pot. Luckily I have something bigger- though not as nice. Of course some housekeeping needs to take place before the verbena gets a new home. Now this is normal, … Continue reading Lemon verbena re potted
Or how to spend a Wednesday getting grass all over yourself while repeatedly breaking a string trimmer. This one's a doozy. The grass on my glasses was only the half of it. Sweater, shirt, pants, shoes- mess doesn't even begin to describe it. But it had to be done. I had to get the rechargeable … Continue reading Weed whacking and other adventures
The Neanderthal Gardens 