Looks like the dill plant got kind of drowned. It's leaves were all messed up and crinkly. So I cut off the bad parts so that hopefully the new growth can emerge. Not the prettiest plant, but you can see how the new undergrowth looks at least healthier. I might give it a dose of … Continue reading First rain casualty (maybe)
Well I say "post" downpour but there's gonna be more rain on Tuesday- so post downpour for now? The herbs are all pretty happy, but the mitsuba is putting up these lacy little flowers that are really lovely. Again- it's a woodland herb so it's well adapted to heavy rain in the shade. In good … Continue reading Post downpour update
Well it's well and truly pouring now, at this late hour- but it was dry enough for me to take stock of the garden before it got dark today. There has been a criminal in the 4x4 bed! Probably a cat. Always the problem with a low newly sowed raised bed- the local cat population … Continue reading Mid-downpour update
Did some good work today in advance of the rains- still some risk of a wash-out but I'll take the chance. Did the newspaper trick after clearing the old moldy fava bean dirt and the few weeds that had taken root. Then it was just a matter of dumping a few bags of soil in, … Continue reading Mixed greens bed is sowed
I have tied an umbrella to the tomato cage. I'm not sure this will work to save the tomato plant from drowning but I had to do something. It is also one of the silliest thing I've ever done. Bonus: The mole pepper started falling over in the rain so I staked it up so … Continue reading A vain attempt to save the tomato from the downpour (UPDATE)
The Neanderthal Gardens 