We’ve had a snow drought this winter. Even when it does snow, it’s maybe an inch, and it seems to be gone in a day or two. The plants up here expect that snow cover, so when it’s not around, things get a little weird. Now, end of February, little snow, I don’t get too […]
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So this is the one thing I allowed myself to buy with my tax return this year: a composter. I went for a self contained one so I could pull it up easily if circumstances warranted. Plus, there’s just two of us, so this should be just the right size. I’ll admit I’m excited to
It’s January in Maine, so what’s a girl to do? Read gardening books, and lust after activities I cannot possible for several more months. Sigh… The Edible Front Yard – Ivette Soler This book is all about changing your front yard from a typical lawn into an edible plant garden, but doing it in such
These are my new best friends. After watching some neighbors one year, I’ve been bagging my leaves by using a trash can as a bag holder, and using a snow shovel to get the leaves into the bag. Last spring, I saw the green claw hand extenders next to the shovel in a magazine, and
This week’s haul was: dinosaur kale, sweet potatoes, potato, butternut squash, delicata squash, and celery. This was meant to be the last week, but the Portland pick up got messed up last week, so we get another pick up next week (which is technically the Winter CSA) as a make up. I harvested the last
I love my landlord. He was around doing the yard work that generates crap that we can’t haul anywhere since we’re not actually homeowners ™, and I asked if it would be ok if we tackled trying to get rid of the rose bush from hell (which I have dubbed Operation Napalm). Not only did
I’ve pulled all the remaining tomatoes. We have frost warnings for the next two nights (tonight will probably be ok here on the coast, but tomorrow night will likely do us in). The sad thing is, once that’s done, we’re in for another week’s worth of 70-degree weather, so it’s entirely possible these would have
I’m pretty happy with what the garden looks like at the moment. The back garden especially looks so well composed with what I have back there this year. I have no idea how it’s going to look come Monday. Hurricane Irene may not be very kind. All of the pots will be going into the
Yesterday’s haul was: corn, kale, turnips, garlic, jalapenos, green beans, Romano beans, summer squash, potatoes, and a lovely bouquet of flowers (the pick your own section at the farm must be doing really well). The corn was actually separate from my other picks, but was so nice and big and green, I had to grab
