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
Though it has some unwanted company... The sun gold cherry tomato plant that gave me three delicious tomatoes despite being a plant that looked like it was about to die- has made a grand comeback. It's a proper bush now- my fertilizing and good watering has really helped. As has the insanity that is late … Continue reading The tomato lives!
So after a fun few weeks it's good to get back into the rhythm of more than basic garden care and into fixing up the garden for the wintry future. The Herb corner is doing well. This reminds me, I have to update my layout page. Time to dust off the colored pencils. The moss … Continue reading Captain’s log: September 12th 2018
Man this has been a week. Gardens been fine, kinda crisis mode in the house, but everyone's doing better and I now have time for a Captain's log. But it's a few days of a captains log so buckle in. Just some choice ladybugs last weekend, all over my peppers. Did give me a bit … Continue reading Captain’s log: Stardate recently? Early September? Last week or so?
This morning dad tripped while escorting our dog on her rounds and the two hatch peppers broke his fall. I'm glad he landed on the peppers honestly, because if he hadn't it could have been much worse. Our dog is one of those dogs who continuously gets underfoot. In a small or medium dog the … Continue reading RIP Hatch Pepper
The Neanderthal Gardens 