It's been a fun few days here- everything here is growing wonderfully, including the weeds. The carrots are starting to sprout, early. Everything is starting to sprout, I have a lot of weeds to pull, probably tomorrow- and I think the fava experiment is a bust. The ladybug swarm just isn't enough. It's not enough … Continue reading Captain’s log: October 5th 2018
There are still a few herbs that are flowering slightly, including now the rosemary. It makes for some nice decoration indoors. Also a nice decoration, the Red Admiral Butterfly, a common sight in San Francisco gardens. It just decided to take a powder on the brick, and stayed there while I watered. So it turns … Continue reading Captain’s log: September 18th 2018
So after a fun few weeks it's good to get back into the rhythm of more than basic garden care and into fixing up the garden for the wintry future. The Herb corner is doing well. This reminds me, I have to update my layout page. Time to dust off the colored pencils. The moss … Continue reading Captain’s log: September 12th 2018
Man this has been a week. Gardens been fine, kinda crisis mode in the house, but everyone's doing better and I now have time for a Captain's log. But it's a few days of a captains log so buckle in. Just some choice ladybugs last weekend, all over my peppers. Did give me a bit … Continue reading Captain’s log: Stardate recently? Early September? Last week or so?
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 