I had to pull another cauliflower today- and yeah, maggots on the roots. The plant came up really quickly too- like it was barely alive. And that's not even the only bug on the plants. Ah good old cabbage moth. Or cabbage moth caterpillar anyways. They're hard to see most of the time- this was … Continue reading Cauliflower woes
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
Yesterday I was fed up with how runty and withered my two smallest cauliflowers were, so I pulled the weakest. Low and behold, the roots were crawling with cabbage fly maggots. I pulled the other one too- same story. The problem was, as you can see from one of the healthier ones- The roots actually … Continue reading A Buggy start to May
Today the temperature was much more November standard. So it was time for some garden work. The bushy mess that is my tomato plant needed some trimming, as some of the more yellowed stalks were growing over some of the healthier parts of the plants. They also were kinda aphid breeding areas so I took … Continue reading Fall maintenance
It's always time for a captain's log when the weather is unseasonable. Today it reached a high of 81 around 1 pm. It is November 1st. God bless San Francisco, never change. Tomorrow when the weather isn't quite so melting for a delicate hominid as myself, I have a few tasks. Chief among them is … Continue reading Captain’s log: November 1st 2018
The Neanderthal Gardens 