September is always a difficult time in the garden. Depending on the weather certain summer veggies are going strong- or failing. Certain herbs are thriving, or starting to die back. Somethings are unchanged, and somethings are just starting to fruit. And of course some bugs have gone away, and some are being a pain in … Continue reading Captain’s log: September 1st 2019
Well after fog and rain and a lot of work, it's officially summer I guess. Arg my chard. Chard can grow well in the summer months but it's really more of a fall veggie here, but I just had to have it and look what I've got. I managed to save it with just a … Continue reading Oh god this heat
Well I got a fair amount done, even if I have more to do. The chayote is in! And more importantly it's staked to it's new trellis. This nice mixed bed is coming along nicely. These tomatoes of all my tomatoes are the best looking. This bed may end up being the tomato bed with … Continue reading August work part one
Well- dangerous is an exaggeration. In many ways the added moisture is good for most of my plants. Not the tomatoes. The tomatoes are a fucking mess. No pictures, but maybe a future post on what not to do. The powdery mildew is becoming a real pain though. It's destroying my peas- gonna have to … Continue reading The dangerous damp
Well it's been busy and it's going to get busier. That my friends, is a baby pumpkin! It looks like October pumpkins might be a thing. Or August pumpkins if I'm lucky. The vine is... going the wrong way. But who am I to tell a pumpkin vine where it can or cannot go. I'm … Continue reading Captain’s log: June 23rd 2019
The Neanderthal Gardens 