Category Archives: Garden
Things Are Gonna Start Changing Around Here
Last weekend saw our last substantial harvest of the 2011 garden (there’s still some boc choy growing all happily and greenly, and there was a bit of a catnip haul this morning) — the carrots. That’s six pounds, five ounces … Continue reading
Filed under Garden
Kids — They Grow Up So Fast
So it seems like just yesterday we were wringing our hands in a state of constant parental worry about whether our tomato plants were going to survive. First we forgot to plant them altogether, so they got a late start … Continue reading
Filed under 7. July, Can't Wait To Eat That Monkey
The Garden Lives!
From March until May we live in a constant state of worrying about the seedlings — Are they getting enough sun? Are they big enough? Are they getting watered enough? Did we even plant anything on time?! Finally May rolls … Continue reading
Filed under 5. May, 6. June, Garden, Pictures Worth A Thousand Words
Garden 2011: Getting Closer!
We transplanted little baby plants today! Not into actual garden beds, but out of their seedling-starting trays at least. Yay! Now all we need is for the weather to get warm!
Are We There Yet? How About Now? Now? How About Now?
As I have advanced deeper and deeper into what can be considered “adulthood” I’ve become increasingly cranky about March. In each of the last few years I’ve just wanted March to go away; it’s an annoyingly unproductive month, where winter … Continue reading
An Important Announcement About Gardening
I was getting all ready to start putting together posts about our recent awesome vacation in Dallas, but then something amazing happened that is putting the organization of our (kick-ass) pictures on hold. Look at this: Dozens of frying peppers, … Continue reading
Filed under Bonanza!, Garden, Harvested, Lessons Learned, We Grew This
I’m Sorry, August — I Was Wrong About You
I have long subscribed to the theory that August is the crappiest month of them all. I hate summer, hate hot weather, hate the hockey off-season… and I bought into the anti-August popular sentiment from other haters. For years, when … Continue reading
Filed under Farm Share, Garden, Seasonal
The Garden, On Its Way Into Memorial Day
We made a vow this year to be better about documenting our garden’s progress, and now that we’ve got something planted in every bed it seems like a good time to take stock. The big turning point in every planting … Continue reading
It’s A Garden Explosion!
It’s just the middle of April, and it’s actually really cold here (we sure crashed back down to earth after those 90-degree days at the start of the month), but somehow, our garden is already in almost full bounteous bounty … Continue reading
Let The Yardfun Begin!
This past week was the first totally beautiful week of the year that wasn’t weirdly out-of-season, and we had high hopes for spending our evenings approaching the spring yardfun at a leisurely pace. Of course, I developed a cold on … Continue reading
Filed under 4. April, Can't Wait To Eat That Monkey, Garden, Orchard
