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!)
Honestly in between planting seasons- in between life events- sometimes all you're doing in your garden besides picking a few herbs and watering regularly is just maintenance. These flowers are pretty on the oregano and hyssop. It's attracting a very horrible cabbage moth, cursed be it's name, but it also attracts bees. The problem with … Continue reading Herb maintenance
It's the first one, I swear! It was time... to tear down the bean vines. It really highlighted how weirdly crooked that double bed is but who cares. What was kinda nuts was how much the carrots were covered by a sort of natural compost made of fallen and rotting bean leaves. I filled a … Continue reading Working hard or hardly working
So today was gloomy as usual- though a little warmer, almost 70 in the early afternoon. It's heat more than sun that ripens tomatoes- so even with the gloom as long as the temperature continues to stay warm-ish, the new growth and a more cautious watering schedule means that I might get more than these … Continue reading Captain’s log: August 24th 2018
In the distance is a palm tree. All the backyards on this block are connected, which is why we have such a feral cat problem. But it also means many years ago someone a few houses down planted a goddamn palm tree like it's goddamn Los Angeles or something and now- in this foul freezing … Continue reading Captain’s log: August 19th 2018
The Neanderthal Gardens 