The rains have begun in earnest! Which means I have to delay my planting, hunker down any little plants, and focus on a big clean up. A clean up of what? Apples. When I took this picture I was anticipating a not so fun job for my next day off, but when I came home … Continue reading Captain’s log: Early December 2019
Been a while, and this one's largely going to be a good news/bad news post because I have a lot of that going on right now. October is a good month. So good news first! The second brassica bed is doing great. Sprouts are sprouting, kohlrabi is rabi-ing- good news all around. My next project … Continue reading Captain’s log: October 9th 2019
So whitefly is an issue this time of year as the aphids start to go away, out come the whitefly. So I got some traps. They're sticky traps that smell like new leaves, which is what those bastards go for. The mint seems to be one of the big pulls for the little buggy jerks. … Continue reading White fly abatement, hopefully
So the last couple of days were in the 80s. Today was much more sedate- but still warm for April. At least it was properly overcast. The main advantage of the extra unseasonal heat is that it's triggering some early flowers- which is good for the bees I suppose. Now I'm not 100% sure this … Continue reading April has no more showers- but plenty of flowers
There are still a few herbs that are flowering slightly, including now the rosemary. It makes for some nice decoration indoors. Also a nice decoration, the Red Admiral Butterfly, a common sight in San Francisco gardens. It just decided to take a powder on the brick, and stayed there while I watered. So it turns … Continue reading Captain’s log: September 18th 2018
