The absolutely wild weather continues, but we had a break in the rain and fog so I could pot up a few plants and contemplate future actions. I have no idea where the celery is going to end up in the end. Probably in its own larger pot but for now it's in a one … Continue reading August work part three: putting things in pots and looking ahead
In warmer weather I could have gotten away with the back squash patch. We have not had warmer weather. Therefore the back squash patch was basically a mildew factory. So I ripped it out, added some more soil and put down some neem seed meal fertilizer. And put in some onion sets! California reds and … Continue reading August work part two: onion interlude
Well I got a fair amount done, even if I have more to do. The chayote is in! And more importantly it's staked to it's new trellis. This nice mixed bed is coming along nicely. These tomatoes of all my tomatoes are the best looking. This bed may end up being the tomato bed with … Continue reading August work part one
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
So the front patch was looking more than a little weedy and overgrown, with the jade plants kinda taking over the place. The solution was a little weeding- and more jade plants. See? It needed some work. Clearing out the weeds was no problem, and then I planted my two new specimens. I nestled my … Continue reading Fixing up the front
The Neanderthal Gardens 