Honestly in between planting seasons- in between life events- sometimes all you're doing in your garden besides picking a few herbs and watering regularly is just maintenance. These flowers are pretty on the oregano and hyssop. It's attracting a very horrible cabbage moth, cursed be it's name, but it also attracts bees. The problem with … Continue reading Herb maintenance
I have multiple sets of carrots growing off season in weird places, and the ones in the former bean bed are runty and weird, and the ones in the two containers are aphid infested and weird. Except- I just picked a few from the round pot and... Ha! Ha ha! Off season carrot from a … Continue reading Carrots are crazy
I am almost 100% shocked about that btw. I was convinced- that this cover crop variety of fava beans was never going to bear fruit (well vegetable). I mean- it's a zillion feet tall like a triffid. It's clearly suffering from bean rust- and for god sakes the aphid load! I mean UGH! I've been … Continue reading Fava beans incoming
This morning dad tripped while escorting our dog on her rounds and the two hatch peppers broke his fall. I'm glad he landed on the peppers honestly, because if he hadn't it could have been much worse. Our dog is one of those dogs who continuously gets underfoot. In a small or medium dog the … Continue reading RIP Hatch Pepper
Oh boy. So much is going on! Besides returning to university for my last semester, it's been busy busy busy! But as I transition into a fall/winter garden I'm still happily plugging away in the garden. We had an aphid scare on the chives a few days ago. I went to pick a few herbs … Continue reading Captain’s log: August 29th 2018
The Neanderthal Gardens 