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
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
In warmer weather I could have gotten away with the back squash patch. We have not had warmer weather. Therefore the back squash patch was basically a mildew factory. So I ripped it out, added some more soil and put down some neem seed meal fertilizer. And put in some onion sets! California reds and … Continue reading August work part two: onion interlude
I went out this morning before work, expecting to have to water a few things. Mother nature seems to have done that for me in the night. In July. God I love San Francisco weather. Even when it screws me. I've got powdery mildew on nearly everything, and lord only knows what this will do … Continue reading Captain’s log: July 12th 2019
The real advantage of gardening in San Francisco is that planting season rules are a lot like the pirate code. Guidelines. Guidelines that I cheerfully ignore. Sure I might get a failure or two (or three or four) but due to the weird late fall hot weather I might get some wild successes. There are … Continue reading Late June plantings
The Neanderthal Gardens 