Well it was time to pick the largest Bok Choy left in the ground, and that freed up space for my mystery veg. It also gave me an excuse for a wide shot of my west beds. I would have photos of my yummy Bok Choy only one had cabbage maggots *in the stems* fuck. … Continue reading Planting the mystery brassica
Powdery mildew is a type of fungus that looks like flour dusted on a plant. It's not harmful to people- just plants. But it's pretty harmful to plants. Look, not to make a pun, but there are fungus among-us. They live in the soil, in the air, on our feet, and largely they're harmless. Until … Continue reading Powdery mildew, the bane of San Francisco or; how to save a squash vine maybe
Well I'd been putting it off and off and off and I can't put it off anymore. It's time to tie up the blackberry. The comfrey has served its purpose of being sort of a green compost so I pulled it and laid it down after some weeding, and pulling the brambles up. The comfrey … Continue reading I just had to have a blackberry…
I've had some scallions in 6-packs for a while now. I was going to replace the ones in the terra-cotta but then those got scale and I was busy. As you can see they've been a little neglected. But now I have a fancy new long and low talavera pot. So I filled it with … Continue reading At long last, a home for the scallions
Well sometimes things get mixed up. A six pack of veggies can get misplaced by a customer who decides they want something else- and wind or misadventure can misplace a tag. Then you end up with something like this. It's... a brassica! Probably Brassica oleracea judging by the shape of it. But it's a little … Continue reading Mystery brassica
The Neanderthal Gardens 