I put one 4 inch squash plant in a large plastic grow pot earlier this spring. Oh my. I'm getting nearly a squash a day or every other day now, which is a really glorious situation to find oneself in. But we're approaching the zucchini event horizon- when the plant gets mega-unwieldy very quickly and … Continue reading A Zucchini tree in the making
So I've been obviously neglecting the blog- and frankly my garden for a few weeks. There's a very easy explanation- I had a very bad migraine that kept me inside for a while and when I had recovered, the air was so unhealthy in San Francisco that I found staying outside to do more than … Continue reading An Apology
Well, this is the second Sunday for me self-isolating, might be week one for you- but regardless, how is everyone? I hope everyone's gardens are doing well, whether they're indoors, outdoors, mental, or in Animal Crossing. (Isn't is lucky that was coming out now?) I recently had to do some heroics to de-fungus gnat a … Continue reading Sunday Open Thread 3/22/20
Fancy legume edition. So next to the bed that has the new cucumber jungle gym, is a really sad one. Oof. Besides the roots of long gone collards it is just chock full of weeds. And what appears to be a stray borage, we'll save that for later. Not to mention a ton of oxalis … Continue reading Mid-March planting, part 3
So I'm self-isolating and I bet a lot of you are too. I'm not in any real risk personally but my parents are in multiple high risk groups and I'm not taking any chances. We have to flatten that curve! One of the things I'm gonna be doing in the next two weeks is a … Continue reading Sunday Open Thread 3/15/20
