Or at least what I've cobbled together from a few sources and an askme. It helps now that I've identified what the plant actually is: note to self- use the printed plant tag that comes with the plant- don't get all artsy and make your own, the ink will fade, and then you'll have no … Continue reading Care and feeding of your Chilhuacle negro pepper
Wasn't planning on doing anything today garden-wise, but we've had a break in the rain. It'll be scattered showers the next few weeks, but today was clear and cold. In bizarre news there was snow in the Bay Area last night and today Mt. Tam and Mt. Diablo got coated in the white stuff- and … Continue reading More winter work
Got a fair amount of work done today in the sparkling sun. It's always nice after the rain passes to just take stock of all the new growth. Or lack of growth in the case of the snow peas. Of course it's not all fun and games. Yeah the tomato has grown it's last. Its … Continue reading Captain’s log: January 21st 2019
Well. Last captain's log of 2018. That's something. The weather here in not-so-sunny California is dry, bright and windy. So. SO. Windy. The back trash can got blown about 20 feet away from where it's supposed to be, and separated itself from it's lid. It's kinda hard impossible to photograph wind, but sad trash can … Continue reading Captain’s log: December 31st 2018
Well I thought I'd get a few bell peppers, but I got bupkis. I've not had much to do in the garden, on account of the rain- but as today was the first clear day, I thought I'd at least do something out back, for exercise if nothing else. So I thought I'd harvest what … Continue reading The bad and the good before the new year
The Neanderthal Gardens 