So I didn’t get the final numbers in at all for last year. I have written nothing this year so far. But for my own records if nothing else, I wanted them all tallied up. I have big plans for next year! We are finally building our house and it should be mostly done in… Read More Final Garden Update 2019
We have been traveling a ton these last few weeks. Between trips I have picked a few things I wanted to get logged in the tally. I haven’t even looked at the garden since we got in late last night so this post is mostly just a record and I will work on a more… Read More Garden Update 8/20/18
This harvest includes the first tomato of the season! For northern gardeners who don’t have greenhouses, this is a great milestone! Also the first red hot pepper of the season. Pretty cool stuff. Both of these warmer weather crops were harvested at the community garden, rather than the home garden though. It gets so much… Read More Garden Update 7/30/18
The harvest is starting to come in for this garden update. Hopefully my cost per pound of organic produce will drop drastically over the next few weeks. Outside… Everything is growing fairly well. The peas and tomatoes are getting quite tall. The deer unfortunately found my flower beds and had a nice snack. … Read More Garden Update 7/16/18
We are finally home from our travels and getting back into the swing of things. Most everything survived while we were gone. A few flowers look pretty weak, (maybe dying a slow death) but overall pretty good. Outside… Some bad news. I checked some test radishes that we were growing in Miracle Grow at the… Read More Garden Update 7/3/18
Memorial Day where I live really starts the garden season in full swing. Pretty much everything that hasn’t already been planted gets planted by the first of June. So it is definitely time to get those last minute things in the ground. My deck is loaded with plants still to plant. Many are flowers, but… Read More Garden Update 5/29/18
It was a very rainy week this past week and we got some hail, which damaged some of the more tender plants and knocked down some of the flowers, but overall it looks beautiful and green out there and the weather is definitely warming up. Outside… The peas are doing well, and the herb bed… Read More Garden Update 5/14/18
I was in San Diego for most of last week and so I missed gardening this week. I did plant a few carrots when I returned. But for the most part, it was a slow garden week. Outside… Outside I have planted a few carrots and some beets in the main garden. There are a… Read More Garden Update 4/30/18