I added the second tier of tomato cages today – probably should have done that a couple of weeks ago. I ended up tying several large stems to various places outside the cages to keep them corralled. Definitely need to keep track of the timing better for next year. It’s a good thing […]
A few pictures from the community garden over the week – I’ve got at least one small tomato, and the eggplant are blooming. I did take home the larger zucchini in that picture – I knew I wasn’t going to be by for a few more days, and those have a habit of blowing
The flowers are really starting to come along – the calendula and borage in the community plot look great, and in the side garden, the zinnias are really starting to produce. The lilies are also having a good year. I had one come up randomly next to the Russian sage – I like how
The side garden is doing well – the cherry tomatoes are definitely starting to take off, and the ground cherries are actually setting fruit. The ruffled Tuscan basil has been a bit of a bust – the other basils are just fine with the amount of water they’re getting, but I can’t keep that Tuscan
It’s about time! There are still only a few iris blooming, but at least they’re blooming. We had some nice weekend weather (these pictures are from Sunday), but then it went back to rain again. They claim we’ll be back to sun tomorrow, and might even get into summer temperatures by next week.
Planting is done, ahead of this afternoon’s rain. It’s cool today, but it’s going to be in the 70s for the rest of the week, so I’m not fearing for my tomatoes, if they can get through today. Today, I added nasturtiums, ground cherries, the rest of the chard, and yarrow. I have
The iris in my garden are just about to bloom, but I’ve seen them blooming elsewhere, so I’m planting everything out this weekend. This was the fruits of my labors after a trip to the garden center after work on Friday, and the farmer’s market on Saturday. (Where I managed to give myself and
The day before I went away, I received an email that the waiting list on the brand new community garden a few blocks away had opened up, and I had a spot waiting for me for this year if I still wanted it. So it doesn’t look like much at the moment, but I’ve been
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Before my trip Down East, I’d given some serious thought to how I was going to harden off my seedlings, since I’ve done too many this year to be able to bring them in and out every day for a week or so. After much googling, I finally settled on a modified hoop house,
Spring clean up is finally done. I got two more bags of leaves and other detritus out of the nooks and crannies of the back yard. The herbs aren’t doing much yet – the lemon thyme is starting to stir, and I’ve got just a bit of mint in one of the three pots.
