I had a few extra hours of vacation time to use, so I took the afternoon off. It was nice…
Goodbye Winter and Soil Drenching
It looks like winter has finally left us, after one last frigid weekend. We covered everything but the very top…
A Frosty Night
We had another “hard freeze” last night. Mike and I covered all of the perennials and the garden beds with…
Gaura lindheimeri and Gladiolus
Late last summer a friend of mine gave me a pot of Gaura lindheimeri that he could not use in…
Traps, Cages, Marigolds, and Orach
It’s a nice and sunny day here so I took advantage of it. I direct-sowed some marigold and Orach seeds…
Orach
This year, I had the urge to grow some orach. It is a Eurasian plant in the amaranth family, Atriplex hortensis…
Potatoes
The potatoes are all doing well. It looks like most of them have sprouted. Once they are a little taller,…
Odd Bits and Tomatoes
I recently started reading “The New Organic Grower” by Eliot Coleman and it has been interesting so far. Of course,…
Hardy Kiwi Vines and Sweet Potatoes
The sweet potatoes and kiwi vines I ordered from Baker Creek arrived yesterday, a little earlier than I was expecting.…
Passion Fruit and Greens
In spite of the clouds and the cooler temperatures (50’s) I got our passion fruit vines planted as well as…
