It's been so long since I've gardened year round instead of just having a few summer plants and just keeping the herbs- that a few problems are popping up, some of which I'm familiar with, some of which are a little new to me. The first is simple. As you can see on my flat … Continue reading Troubleshooting in November
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
Besides the great smushing that killed one plant and led to the emergency transplant of the surviving Hatch pepper- the pepper plants have been doing great. The hatch pepper might not even be a hatch pepper, they're all too small- but that plus the early ripening of some small ones makes me think it *is* … Continue reading Peppers continue to pep
It's been a fun few days here- everything here is growing wonderfully, including the weeds. The carrots are starting to sprout, early. Everything is starting to sprout, I have a lot of weeds to pull, probably tomorrow- and I think the fava experiment is a bust. The ladybug swarm just isn't enough. It's not enough … Continue reading Captain’s log: October 5th 2018
There are still a few herbs that are flowering slightly, including now the rosemary. It makes for some nice decoration indoors. Also a nice decoration, the Red Admiral Butterfly, a common sight in San Francisco gardens. It just decided to take a powder on the brick, and stayed there while I watered. So it turns … Continue reading Captain’s log: September 18th 2018
The Neanderthal Gardens 