Seeds and Snow
April 10th we got an inch of snow. The same day, a box from Jordan Seeds arrived with… well, at least tens of thousands of seeds. We’re playing in the big leaugues... Read More
Soil Blocks
Here we have a half-tray of cabbage and a half-tray of brussels sprouts planted in soil blocks. Chris made these soil blocks, and they are exactly what they sound like: blocks of... Read More
Another new year
Seedlings planted March 5th: Tomato, Jahrdale blue pumpkin, and Brussels Sprouts It’s that time again! I’m excited about this year’s garden. We saved a lot of seeds from last year – various... Read More
No Squash Flowers or Green Onions. Some Kale Sprouted.
These are flowers from squash and/or pumpkin. This morning while watering the garden one fell off and it made me think I should try picking a bunch and frying them. I picked... Read More
Coming Fall
It’s been cool and cloudy in the morning giving way to sun and warmth come afternoon. The summer squash is winding down even if it doesn’t know it. It along with the... Read More
Beet Sprouts/Easy Bean
Those are the new bulls blood beet sprouts. Not much else I planted recently has sprouted yet…the beets we planted in the spring are still a little on the small side, but... Read More
Puck Helping Out in the Garden
I admit this is tangenitally related to gardening, but here is puck (I couldn’t get much of a picture). When both Puck and me are outside I’ll leave the fence gate open... Read More
War and Peas
I am not the photog Jessi is, but here are the fall pea sprouts. I planted them a couple days ago. Some slugs sprouted up too what with the rain, but the... Read More