The daffodils are out – looking lovely. Everything’s way ahead of schedule. There are forsythia blooming in sunnier spots of the neighborhood. This is particularly freaky for me, as the year I was born (in late April), the forsythia were blooming, which was early for around here, so my mother waxes nostalgic on the rare […]
I’m glad at least something is blooming in the garden – it’s making my insane garden fever at least a little bit realistic. I had a dream last night that I was at some sort of garden center, and they carried every single variety of plant I’ve been mulling over maybe buying this year, so
Why yes, those are budding crocus in my garden. It’s gotten warmer, and the bulbs are back in force. Thankfully, this is the only thing threatening to bloom at the moment, but even my iris are starting to green up a bit, which I have to admit is a bit freaky. I actually had a
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
We were away for five days, and during that time, the Thai basil went to seed. I had no idea it had such pretty flowers. I’ll continue to buy this for the ornamental properties! Look how pretty it is next to the marigolds: The veggies are doing well. The Swiss chard is looking amazingly lush,