The experiment of whether strawberries prefer terracotta over glazed ceramic pots is over- and the clear winner is terracotta. All my strawberries in ceramic pots were ok but definitely struggling. The alpine strawberry that was cut in half has now grown to fill the terracotta low bowl, and was fruiting in January. Now a degree … Continue reading Strawberry fields forever part 3
Was gonna title this April showers, but this wasn't an April shower, it was an April Deluge. Yesterday we had scattered showers, so I didn't take in anything or cover anything I just shrugged and took the day off. But today, the heavens opened. Which is kind of a problem for the newly potted tomato. … Continue reading April downpours aka what’s next? Locusts?
So my initial way-too-early tomato, little miss Petaluma Hill Purple is... way too big for her pot. Remember this was the first one I got, in late February when we got a ton of early tomatoes and I thought, oh what the heck. So I got it in a 4 inch container, re-potted it into … Continue reading Tomato time, whether I like it or not!
Five herbs enter- five herbs... get along well? The sun herb bed is limping along, but the Berggarten sage has finally given up the ghost and as I'd like to have a more dignified bug free herb pot- the sun herb bed needs some negotiation- time for a change. I got some goodies yesterday, and … Continue reading Herb thunderdome
Or why public transportation may be a very good thing, but is still kinda rough on plants. Or why potting your plants at home is a better option. Or why I really need to learn to drive. Some context first. I was working at my job's Marina location when in the course of potting up … Continue reading Buddy Aloe
The Neanderthal Gardens 