So I was resigned. Resigned to the fact that my many green sun gold tomatoes would never ripen. It's ok! I thought to myself- I'll just pick them all and fry them up! Fried green cherry tomatoes will be tasty right? Well, I'm sure fried green cherry tomatoes *are* tasty. But not necessarily what I'll … Continue reading Tomato renaissance
Well last seeds of 2018 as long as they take. Which in the case of the peas is... questionable. First things first- the dill plant did not rally, it died. So I ripped out the dead plant, put a little more soil in the pot, and sowed some dill seed right on top. Wow! It's … Continue reading Pre-rain planting, and re-planting aka last seeds of 2018
Some more surprising then others. Anytime everything gets watered as opposed to the targeted watering that only waters what you want watered- weeds pop up obviously, but also plants you might not expect. For instance, in the shade herb bed we had two allium surprises. The chives popping back up wasn't a huge surprise, I … Continue reading Winter rains bring surprises
Looks like the dill plant got kind of drowned. It's leaves were all messed up and crinkly. So I cut off the bad parts so that hopefully the new growth can emerge. Not the prettiest plant, but you can see how the new undergrowth looks at least healthier. I might give it a dose of … Continue reading First rain casualty (maybe)
I mean between the fact that the old flat leaf plant got damaged by the early November heat wave- AND the fact that the soil had some serious mold issues... time for a new flat leaf plant. The curly leaf parsley in the shade herb bed doesn't give a damn. They endure anything- I know … Continue reading New flat leaf parsley pot
The Neanderthal Gardens 