Today was clear and cool. Very cool, under 50 degrees. One of those things that made me glad the only warm weather plant out back was my wonderful pepper, which will be the subject of another post. Everything was so well watered from the heavens opening up I didn't have to do anything except take … Continue reading Captain’s log: February 10th 2019
It's always time for a captain's log when the weather is unseasonable. Today it reached a high of 81 around 1 pm. It is November 1st. God bless San Francisco, never change. Tomorrow when the weather isn't quite so melting for a delicate hominid as myself, I have a few tasks. Chief among them is … Continue reading Captain’s log: November 1st 2018
As we get more into fall, my herbs have been looking a little ratty. I already trimmed my basil back, but a lot of my herbs have red or yellow leaves and are generally a little messy. To say nothing of the dying shiso behemoth. Add to that a fennel going to seed, and I … Continue reading More herb maintenance
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
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
The Neanderthal Gardens 