So a little context to the madness that was today. August in San Francisco! First week of the month it rains, second week of the month it's hotter than fucking Hades. Oh and I'm 90% sure it was actually hotter than this- as the home thermometer was higher- this is just what the weather app … Continue reading Tomato tear out
So by not trimming the sucker stems on my Black Krim I now have a rather gorgeous fruit growing on a very unstable branch. The solution is a stake. Of course, this is one of the two pots I used the old rusty tomato cages in, so now this pot has an old rusty tomato … Continue reading Trying tomatoes
It's been a bit of a week. Bit of two weeks really, the increase in temperature and sun has been a boon for the tomatoes and maybe not a boon for some other things. First the sun gold. It's huge! And it's still growing which is phenomenal! I'm not falling into last year's trap of … Continue reading Captain’s log: April 28th 2019
And luckily the flowers are starting to bloom just in time to give the bees something to eat. This lovely bee house was a gift from an online friend named elsietheeel who sent me this wonderful bee house out of the blue in winter. The edge was slightly damaged but it is perfectly usable. I … Continue reading The excelsior bee hotel is open for business
I had only two things to get beside the soil today. Seed potatoes and two extra potato bags. I got tomatoes. I also got a six-pack of cauliflower sets which is a much saner purchase than March tomatoes. In my defense- they were on sale. In not my defense it's going to rain in a … Continue reading The magnificence and risk of early tomatoes
The Neanderthal Gardens 