Well it's been a fun few days at work. The early spring means everyone wants to get a early start on their gardening, even though it's too early for a lot of the Bay Area usual plants. And while we had the freak rain it was decently sunny afterwards, so everyone wanted to garden! -I'm … Continue reading The bugs are back
The it of course being my tree collard. The nuke of course... It's not like I love the usual red and green aphids, they're the worst. It's just that grey and black aphids are the extra worst. And those damn grey aphids are on the tree collard, and I killed a few black ones on … Continue reading Nuking it from orbit
That only took a little bit of work. I bought a nice plant stand at work, but there was a problem- it's an indoor plant stand. Not the most water resistant of metal. But there's a technical solution to everything. And it involves teal spray paint! It'll protect the stand from rust, and it's my … Continue reading A new plant stand
So my regular ladybugs weren't working out. They were active, but not as numerous as I'd like, and the aphids keep trying to take over the Sun Gold. There is a solution to this dilemma. And they're native ladybugs to boot. Had to store them in the fridge for a while. My insane employee discount … Continue reading Biological warfare part 2
Yesterday I was fed up with how runty and withered my two smallest cauliflowers were, so I pulled the weakest. Low and behold, the roots were crawling with cabbage fly maggots. I pulled the other one too- same story. The problem was, as you can see from one of the healthier ones- The roots actually … Continue reading A Buggy start to May
The Neanderthal Gardens 