Honestly in between planting seasons- in between life events- sometimes all you're doing in your garden besides picking a few herbs and watering regularly is just maintenance. These flowers are pretty on the oregano and hyssop. It's attracting a very horrible cabbage moth, cursed be it's name, but it also attracts bees. The problem with … Continue reading Herb maintenance
Oh boy. So much is going on! Besides returning to university for my last semester, it's been busy busy busy! But as I transition into a fall/winter garden I'm still happily plugging away in the garden. We had an aphid scare on the chives a few days ago. I went to pick a few herbs … Continue reading Captain’s log: August 29th 2018
I do! Got a few plants on order from my local garden center. They're a bit wiggly because of being grown in a greenhouse or indoors I think- trying to get the most light. But no matter- once they're in pots and in a sunny spot they should grow nice and tall. I potted them … Continue reading I love Lovage!
It's the first one, I swear! It was time... to tear down the bean vines. It really highlighted how weirdly crooked that double bed is but who cares. What was kinda nuts was how much the carrots were covered by a sort of natural compost made of fallen and rotting bean leaves. I filled a … Continue reading Working hard or hardly working
So today was gloomy as usual- though a little warmer, almost 70 in the early afternoon. It's heat more than sun that ripens tomatoes- so even with the gloom as long as the temperature continues to stay warm-ish, the new growth and a more cautious watering schedule means that I might get more than these … Continue reading Captain’s log: August 24th 2018
The Neanderthal Gardens 