Well it cracked 90 today here in the sunny Excelsior and I felt like I was going to melt out of my shoes. Had to do some mid-day emergency watering, which is always fun at noon. Then once the sun wasn't so high in the sky I did some planting and an even deeper watering … Continue reading More Brassicas, more problems, more heat.
As the season turns, from summer into actual summer fall, it comes time to plant more cabbage family crops. I have my nice bok choy, which despite my best efforts of spraying them and setting slug bait, are becoming well nibbled. *sigh* One must pay the pest tax to garden. ANYWAYS. Look, I don't have … Continue reading Planting a fall bed, second best brassica edition
Well the first of a few hopefully. Despite the perennial issues with cabbage fly, it's officially brassica season, the best time of year. Armed with B.t. to deter the moths I rode into battle with my favorite of all brassicas. Bok Choy! Joi Choi to be specific, that wonderful variety that resists bolting and tastes … Continue reading Planting a fall bed, best brassica editon
It's time for an intervention. A mint-ervention, if you will. Look. The Moroccan mint is just a mess, and it's all my fault. It's just not mint tea weather, so I haven't been picking as much as I should. (Never got the hang of iced tea I'm afraid) The Chocolate peppermint's problems are not my … Continue reading Mint rehab
The wilting lettuce was good for something- clearing the worst of it gave me space for the rest of my walla walla onions. Some of them will have to share space with one of my romaines, but otherwise it's nice I found room for them. And I have a new pepper. Just in time to … Continue reading Late summer planting and re-seeding
The Neanderthal Gardens 