I really went whole hog on weed wacking the yard this week. It was the perfect weather for it, nice and warm without being boiling. I only had to re-string the darn thing once, thought I did run through all the charged battery packs. See- nice and trim. But oh so empty... I have a … Continue reading A new bed for May
No, I'm not referring to what sounds like the weirdest fan fiction pairing on earth- I'm talking tomatoes! The weather here got pretty decently sunny and warm and one glance at my two remaining gallon tomatoes got me rolling up my sleeves and getting to work. This- the corner bed- is the absolute sunniest spot … Continue reading Spike and Julia Child in their new home
So last year I planted an anise hyssop or agastache in my shade herb bed. Despite the fact that it's more of a full sun herb/flower, the thing went crazy last year, and then died back. But I know the flower agastache is a perennial, so I'd been waiting this spring to see if it … Continue reading Rehoming the anise hyssop
Day One. So. The front of my garden that houses my shade veggies is a bit of a mess. This fabric bed which was mostly an experiment in seeing what could grow in a shade patch was largely a success. It proved that quite a lot could grow in the shade. Arugula for one, also … Continue reading The three day saga of putting in a new bed, or, I am very very tired
So, in a nice bit of news- my father fixed the string trimmer. So I got to work. I went around munching on the wild miner's lettuce before it got whacked- which was a tasty treat. Some of the more beneficial bugs really liked everything getting trimmed back. Why hello there little lady, I hope … Continue reading Weed whacking for dummies- by a dummy
The Neanderthal Gardens 