So when my parents bought the house in the late 70s, the backyard came with a lemon tree. According to the previous owners- the tree was a Meyer lemon. It's a pretty tree, and a real productive one. It's main season is winter of course, when all citrus tends to fruit- but this tree tends … Continue reading Lemon tree mystery
It's super sunny today. Which is super weird, but I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth- it's time to work. Look at those blue skies! It was incredible. I suppose spring has sprung. I posted earlier about my seedling disaster/adventures, but I had more work to do then just that. Before I could … Continue reading Making hay while the sun shines, or planting while I’m not being rained on
Today was a busy day. Actually a busy couple of days, but that's not important. A lot of what I've been doing is watering now that we've had some clear weather- it's sunny but cool. Heat evaporates water in the soil, but the chief evaporator is the sun- so even though it's not even above … Continue reading Captain’s log: February 21st 2019
Well potting up the mint- the chervil goes into the herb bed. It's a happy little herb. It's gonna be sunny, cold and (hopefully) dry for a while, so I'm mulching everything well to avoid moisture loss. I've moved a lot of things, including the lovage that was against the east wall. It just never … Continue reading Re-organizing the garden and potting up the new plants
Between hefting a pot and plants on two buses yesterday and pushing a mower through thick weeds today- I'm definitely getting my exercise. Besides the usual moving pots and bags and benches to get at the grass and weeds, there was also a lot of hand pulling to do, because certain weeds get really woody … Continue reading Mowing adventures
The Neanderthal Gardens 