So a little context to the madness that was today. August in San Francisco! First week of the month it rains, second week of the month it's hotter than fucking Hades. Oh and I'm 90% sure it was actually hotter than this- as the home thermometer was higher- this is just what the weather app … Continue reading Tomato tear out
In warmer weather I could have gotten away with the back squash patch. We have not had warmer weather. Therefore the back squash patch was basically a mildew factory. So I ripped it out, added some more soil and put down some neem seed meal fertilizer. And put in some onion sets! California reds and … Continue reading August work part two: onion interlude
Well I got a fair amount done, even if I have more to do. The chayote is in! And more importantly it's staked to it's new trellis. This nice mixed bed is coming along nicely. These tomatoes of all my tomatoes are the best looking. This bed may end up being the tomato bed with … Continue reading August work part one
San Francisco's weather continues to be horrifically typical, but regardless, I got a fair amount done the last couple of days, including clearing the horribly mildewed peas. I'll spare you the pictures as it was bad. Just gobs of white powder all over my hands and shirt as I wrestled yards of pea vines into the … Continue reading Captain’s log: Late July 2019
Well- dangerous is an exaggeration. In many ways the added moisture is good for most of my plants. Not the tomatoes. The tomatoes are a fucking mess. No pictures, but maybe a future post on what not to do. The powdery mildew is becoming a real pain though. It's destroying my peas- gonna have to … Continue reading The dangerous damp
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