So one of the perks of my job is getting to see all sorts of really interesting plants the days they come in. Because before I was only really at my local garden center every so often for soils and plants- I'm sure I missed plenty of really interesting things just because they'd all sold … Continue reading Yerba Buena
So I like to take cuttings from my mint plants and grow more mint. Some of this is so I can finally ditch the mint thunderdome and put something else in that pot- but a lot of it is so I can give home grown mint plants as gifts to friends. Like this lovely strawberry … Continue reading Fun with cuttings
I had a great day today in the garden working my herb beds. Here's a previous shot of the shadier herb bed. As you can see the thyme is heavily overgrown. First task was cutting it back, along with the lemon balm, and weeding as best as I could. Thyme is a great herb, I … Continue reading Planting the spring herb beds
I finally bit the bullet and grabbed myself a pepper, among other things. I am growing the lipsticks from seed but it'll be a month til the largest is large enough for the pepper pot. In the meantime this sweet Italian bulls horn should do well. It's a little runty so it got a stake. … Continue reading Some late additions and potential problems
Tomatoes are difficult plants. They attract many pests, can also develop nasty fungal diseases, if your summers are too cool they may never set fruit, and while to a degree they can self-pollenate without bees you will get a bad yield- but on top of all that they need a lot of support. They can … Continue reading Imprisoning my tomatoes
The Neanderthal Gardens 