Planting Garlic
Fresh garlic (Allium sativum) is used in abundance in our kitchen, and is more than worthy of reserving some space for in our winter gardens. Garlic can be planted in our area from late September through late November. We generally try to remember to plant...
Tomato Harvest 2010
It’s been a strange tomato season this year on the Pacific Coast. From Southern California, to northern Washington State, gardeners have been lamenting over the coldest summer temperatures in more than 40 years. Although our personal productivity increased...August Garden Update
Remember our June garden update? Despite the fact it is now mid-August, thanks to unseasonably cold weather, not much has really changed in the garden over the last six weeks. As Jackie, just down the coast from us pointed out in her recent post, the weather along...
June Garden Update
Admittedly, the garden area has been somewhat neglected of late, with our attention being diverted toward other projects. Today though, I actually took a little time to stop and look at the garden a little more closely to see how things are doing. The plants we’re...
It’s Not Easy Being Greens
Growing anything here is a challenge, and vegetables are no exception. This last weekend was rather interesting, and informative for us. While outside, working on the new chicken ark, a very fearless doe was browsing less than 20 feet from where we were working for...
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