San Francisco's weather continues to be horrifically typical, but regardless, I got a fair amount done the last couple of days, including clearing the horribly mildewed peas. I'll spare you the pictures as it was bad. Just gobs of white powder all over my hands and shirt as I wrestled yards of pea vines into the … Continue reading Captain’s log: Late July 2019
And I have potato bags ready to dig! They are a mess, but potatoes are potatoes, even if the greens are icky looking. I saved the dirt so I could sift it and reuse it. Probably not for more potatoes however, you can spread potato disease if you do that. I got a good pound … Continue reading Sometimes you just want a potato
Well- dangerous is an exaggeration. In many ways the added moisture is good for most of my plants. Not the tomatoes. The tomatoes are a fucking mess. No pictures, but maybe a future post on what not to do. The powdery mildew is becoming a real pain though. It's destroying my peas- gonna have to … Continue reading The dangerous damp
I went out this morning before work, expecting to have to water a few things. Mother nature seems to have done that for me in the night. In July. God I love San Francisco weather. Even when it screws me. I've got powdery mildew on nearly everything, and lord only knows what this will do … Continue reading Captain’s log: July 12th 2019
Pretty plant right? This is a chayote- a type of squash very commonly grown out here, but not very commonly seen at my local garden center. In fact the three we got in last week are the first three I've ever seen there. I've not eaten a ton of chayote outside of a few restaurants- … Continue reading Chayote adventures
The Neanderthal Gardens 