I finally bit the bullet and grabbed myself a pepper, among other things. I am growing the lipsticks from seed but it'll be a month til the largest is large enough for the pepper pot. In the meantime this sweet Italian bulls horn should do well. It's a little runty so it got a stake. … Continue reading Some late additions and potential problems
It's almost all in. I say almost because despite the fact that rain wasn't forecast until tomorrow... it started today. So I got most of my plants in anyways. The blackberry will have to wait until the rain stops- but at least the tomatoes and the mess of zucchini are in. The zucchini was an … Continue reading April planting part 2
It's been sunny and clear for several days thankfully, and it will continue to be clear for a while yet. (Fingers crossed!) Unfortunately while it has stopped raining, it has not stopped wind-ing. Ha ha oops. There goes the garlic chives! My fault for using that old plastic pot I guess- I had gambled that … Continue reading San Francisco perils: wind and sun
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
Well it's still pouring. It's gonna be a while before I can put out my new beds and buy new soil for those beds, and I'm still wondering if my poor pepper will survive all this wet. But the seedlings I'm starting indoors are doing great! This was 5 days ago. The sunflower seeds are … Continue reading Seedling adventures
The Neanderthal Gardens 