There's just not a ton to do in the garden with everything so wet and more rain coming soon- but it's dried out enough that I can take stock of what needs to be done after the next does of wet. Honestly there are a few things I should be doing *this* weekend but it's … Continue reading Captain’s log: December 8th 2018
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
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
The Neanderthal Gardens 