I've been pretty busy. Both at work and at home and in the garden. So I've been tearing out anything that isn't bearing or was a bad experiment and the like. Lots of harvests- and lots of harvest to come. But my herb situation has been a mess for a while- and it's time to … Continue reading August construction
The last couple of days have been blazing hot- which has solved some problems and exposed some others. But for the giant zucchini factory the blast of heat seems to have just gotten the proverbial motor going, to my delight. Ah- a beautiful sight. While the leaves here obviously have some lingering mildew issues from … Continue reading Captain’s Log: May 8th 2020
This- was the sun herb bed in the before times. A mess. Besides the weeds surrounding it, it was flush with weeds inside it. It was a mess. One interesting fellow had returned- the immortal apple mint. This is a plant I put in an old bed 10 years ago- the bed is gone, the … Continue reading April planting, part 2
Five herbs enter- five herbs... get along well? The sun herb bed is limping along, but the Berggarten sage has finally given up the ghost and as I'd like to have a more dignified bug free herb pot- the sun herb bed needs some negotiation- time for a change. I got some goodies yesterday, and … Continue reading Herb thunderdome
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
