I mostly puttered today.
Continue reading “04/28/2024 a rest day”04/21/2024 cat crime
Last night I opened up the heating mat area to check on tomatoes and peppers who are indoors a few days while it’s chilly out.
Continue reading “04/21/2024 cat crime”04/20/2024 Saturday puttering
After a bit of rain this morning (maybe a tenth of an inch?) it was cool and humid and cloudy all day.
Continue reading “04/20/2024 Saturday puttering”Winter tepary harvesting
Over the winter, we’ve gradually pulled down dried tepary bean pods from the trellis. The ones with the most air around them have molded least. I think it would be better if we harvested them more promptly but c’est la vie.
Continue reading “Winter tepary harvesting”03/13/2024 future plants
One hopeful Eryngo and seven cactus seeds!
Continue reading “03/13/2024 future plants”03/11/2024 annual violet success
Johnny-jump-ups, the annual wild violets, really love the area around and in our raised veggie beds. They were in the lawn before we started doing stuff, but I think the reduced competition in the weeded soil lets them thrive.
I’ve discovered I can transplant them before they flower and have been strategically redistributing them in the ground cover around the beds. It’s working!!
Continue reading “03/11/2024 annual violet success”03/10/2024 last year purple top grass
I’m really happy how much the purpletop grass has spread into a big clump.
Continue reading “03/10/2024 last year purple top grass”03/07/2024 Thursday stuff
The peach flowers really peaked last week! Plus somehow I missed the first flowers of false garlic aka crow’s poison.
Continue reading “03/07/2024 Thursday stuff”02/22/2024 a lot going on
Thursday really had a bunch of garden updates so I’m going to pile them together.
Continue reading “02/22/2024 a lot going on”02/21/2024 from Fossil Hill
Super excited the legume growing season is starting well.
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