My wonderful local garden center is still open in a limited capacity, as growing your own food is (rightly) an essential activity. My family's personal risks are too high for me to resume work at this moment, but the fact that my job has pivoted to edibles (no not like that!) means a ton of … Continue reading Captain’s log: Late April plant madness
Why not both? So I have had for a while a little baby coral bell pepper plant percolating in a pretty pot. In English- I potted a 4" pepper into a gallon container to let it's roots get all nice and healthy. Aw so cute. Anyways it's time to put things in permanent place, so … Continue reading One pepper or a peck of peppers
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
So last year I planted an anise hyssop or agastache in my shade herb bed. Despite the fact that it's more of a full sun herb/flower, the thing went crazy last year, and then died back. But I know the flower agastache is a perennial, so I'd been waiting this spring to see if it … Continue reading Rehoming the anise hyssop
This- was the sun herb bed in the before times. A mess. Besides the weeds surrounding it, it was flush with weeds inside it. It was a mess. One interesting fellow had returned- the immortal apple mint. This is a plant I put in an old bed 10 years ago- the bed is gone, the … Continue reading April planting, part 2
