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Captain’s log: October 9th 2019

October 10, 2019 ~ M Ress ~ 1 Comment

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

Taking care of your roots

June 6, 2019 ~ M Ress ~ 2 Comments

Root vegetables that is! Every other Tokyo market turnip is maggot eaten. But the two I've eaten so far have been safe. I've been tossing the duds. I suspect no matter how mild a San Francisco spring and summer are- turnips are a winter crop, if only because of the damn cabbage fly. Lesson learned. … Continue reading Taking care of your roots

Captain’s log: June 3rd 2019

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 ~ M Ress ~ 11 Comments

I had a very busy day today and only a few scant morning hours to work in the garden. But I got a lot done. I didn't have to do much in the way of watering, as one can see from the rain water on my Tokyo market turnips. It rained in the night which … Continue reading Captain’s log: June 3rd 2019

A bolt from the blue

May 29, 2019 ~ M Ress ~ 1 Comment

Well quite a bit is going to seed. I gave up on the spinach altogether- tiny plants all growing flower heads. It's too late for spinach anyways. As for the old curly leaf parsley- Parsley is a biennial anyways and these plants are- you guessed it, 2 years old. The older flat leaf is also … Continue reading A bolt from the blue

Captain’s log: May 8th 2019

May 8, 2019 ~ M Ress ~ 4 Comments

Ah the first captain's log of May. I got a lot done today, and I am very tired. I still had the cucumber and pumpkin to plant but this morning I was downtown and... This is a jalapeño plant I got at the civic center farmers market. I've been looking for at least one hot … Continue reading Captain’s log: May 8th 2019

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