So it's July in San Francisco- one of the most consistently warm Julys in a while. This is good- It means the tomatoes are growing, ripening and should be nice and tasty. It also means the fungal issues that plague tomatoes in this city are only a little horrific- instead of nightmarish. It also means … Continue reading July’s Continuing tomato mis-adventures
The tomatoes this year are really turning out to have been a good investment in time. The first tomato- the wildly early one- was rather unwisely put in a large pot. I have found that while potted tomatoes bear fine- they tend to be extra buggy and nasty. The Petaluma hill purple is no exception- … Continue reading Tomato pre-triumphs- or the only reason I’m not cursing the heatwave
So while their edible season is short and tasty, which for a winter crop in the Bay Area is all you could ask for- the Shugiku's continued existence as the world's prettiest flowering plant is not in jeopardy at all. I guess I'm a weirdo for only discovering now that chrysanthemums are super pretty- but … Continue reading Shungiku update
No, I'm not referring to what sounds like the weirdest fan fiction pairing on earth- I'm talking tomatoes! The weather here got pretty decently sunny and warm and one glance at my two remaining gallon tomatoes got me rolling up my sleeves and getting to work. This- the corner bed- is the absolute sunniest spot … Continue reading Spike and Julia Child in their new home
My love of alliteration is both an impediment to a good title and a help in these trying times where otherwise a title might be something rather blah. Or deeply depressing. I'm not sure the title makes a great deal of sense, but this is a post about the onion family crops in my garden … Continue reading Allium Alumni
