So ok- I let the basil get a little overgrown. Yes yes basil gets bitter if you let it flower- but oh my god the bees. This may not have been the hottest of summers but damn did we get bees! Since peppers and tomatoes and fava beans and green beans need pollinators- I basically … Continue reading Trimming the basil (finally!)
Though it has some unwanted company... The sun gold cherry tomato plant that gave me three delicious tomatoes despite being a plant that looked like it was about to die- has made a grand comeback. It's a proper bush now- my fertilizing and good watering has really helped. As has the insanity that is late … Continue reading The tomato lives!
Some good work in the back planting those nice plants I bought a few days ago. First I scraped all the old debris off the double bed- all the decayed bean leaves and old mulch. Then I topped off the beds with some fresh potting soil after I worked the soil a bit. Then it … Continue reading Bean beds are now the greens beds!
Or- getting my butt in gear for the rest of the year part 2: electric boogaloo. First up- carrot seeds for the bed that won't arrive for a week or so. Your basic orange long boys your basic orange fat boys and your fancy carnival boys. I mean sure I could give you their real … Continue reading Winter garden haul
So during this last week of suck, I watered the garden but I wasn't on top of spraying the damn aphids and what do you get on your fava beans when you're not on top of killing the bastards? Yeah- aphid apocalypse. But you know what? It's manageable. Fava beans (broad beans) are troopers and … Continue reading Fava beans defying the odds, while still being a pain in the butt
The Neanderthal Gardens 