So I was resigned. Resigned to the fact that my many green sun gold tomatoes would never ripen. It's ok! I thought to myself- I'll just pick them all and fry them up! Fried green cherry tomatoes will be tasty right? Well, I'm sure fried green cherry tomatoes *are* tasty. But not necessarily what I'll … Continue reading Tomato renaissance
Seems like forever since I've done anything but the most basic of watering. Some of that was due to having less plants that need less water- and some of that was due to the terrible smoke filled air which made it all but impossible to do anything outside without putting on a mask. Well there … Continue reading Captain’s log: November 21st 2018
So during this last week of suck, I watered the garden but I wasn't on top of spraying the damn aphids and what do you get on your fava beans when you're not on top of killing the bastards? Yeah- aphid apocalypse. But you know what? It's manageable. Fava beans (broad beans) are troopers and … Continue reading Fava beans defying the odds, while still being a pain in the butt
I am almost 100% shocked about that btw. I was convinced- that this cover crop variety of fava beans was never going to bear fruit (well vegetable). I mean- it's a zillion feet tall like a triffid. It's clearly suffering from bean rust- and for god sakes the aphid load! I mean UGH! I've been … Continue reading Fava beans incoming
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
The Neanderthal Gardens 