Archives for the ‘gardening’ Category

goodbye to the old garden plot

While it didn’t rain today, the ground was completely sodden and avoiding mud was difficult. My resolve to purchase appropriate footwear deepened… rubber boots… must buy rubber boots. Here is a photo of our 2008 plot:

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on hiatus

So much has been happening, such as the ripening of tomatoes (see above) and the making of pickles (will write about that soon) and the reading of  books (more on that too.) We haven’t been […]

garden update 7/28

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garden update 7/16

I had plans to do all sorts of things today, and intended to spend just a little time in the garden — but somehow, I spent the whole day watering, weeding, dividing, and repotting. Things are going well. I pulled up all the kale, with no regrets. It’s good to have the extra space. Maybe tomorrow I’ll sow some seeds — must get going on the fall/winter plants. For my own amusement, here’s a list of the plants we’re growing so far: […]

Bicycling Horticulturist

Here’s piece from Peak Moment Conversations called The Bicycling Horticulturist: