Well it's still pouring. It's gonna be a while before I can put out my new beds and buy new soil for those beds, and I'm still wondering if my poor pepper will survive all this wet. But the seedlings I'm starting indoors are doing great! This was 5 days ago. The sunflower seeds are … Continue reading Seedling adventures
Well potting up the mint- the chervil goes into the herb bed. It's a happy little herb. It's gonna be sunny, cold and (hopefully) dry for a while, so I'm mulching everything well to avoid moisture loss. I've moved a lot of things, including the lovage that was against the east wall. It just never … Continue reading Re-organizing the garden and potting up the new plants
It was actually clear and sunny today! Clear, sunny, and FREEZING. So typical February weather for this neck of the woods. It looks like that's the last of the rain for a bit, until maybe April. Which for me meant it was time to take the bus to my local garden center! Well buses plural … Continue reading Needed chervil, got a little excited
Against the east wall of my garden is a little half shed that holds soil and other things. The problem is the other things really- including rusted tools, an old chimney starter, broken buckets and spiders. So. Many. Spiders. This morning was actually clear, as the latest rain storm won't start til tonight, and I … Continue reading Organization will set you free- or making the side shed of doom less doom-y
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
The Neanderthal Gardens 