As you can see, as the forests burn up in all directions the new normal around here is for a sky other than blue. My sunflowers can find the Earth still, though. […]
Sunflower Climbs the Smoke to the Sky
Rakeball: The New Lacrosse
You play it under one of those waterfilled basketball hoops that get parked on the gravel outside your driveway. But you need abandoned 1970s landscaping, or the rake is just a danger […]
Tea Anyone?
It’s chamomile time! When those winter moons keep me awake in the middle of the night, these suns do the trick.
It’s Strawberry Time!
In the greenhouse. This is my fifth pick. And no slugs! A little pollination trouble in the corners where the bumble bees don’t like to go, but who is worrying, eh! We […]
Go, Garlic, Go!
It’s a happy time in the garden. Garlic is 15 centimetres high. Leaves did their job. How great is that, eh! And, yeah, there’s lots of it. Go, garlic , go!
Green Onions for New Year’s
Got your Welsh onions yet? The know no seasons. They push living out of the dead Earth. Which is, accordingly, not dead. Very Celtic, that!
The Funny Thing About Raised Garden Beds
In the spring, a raised bed makes the soil warmer and lengthens the season. Fall Rye and Tilled-under Tomatoes Talking to the Snow In the early winter, a raised bed makes the […]
Gardeners! Think of Your Friends!
It’s time to take a break from watching the starlings … …no matter how cool they are… …. which is pretty beautiful, for sure.. … and take care of your friends. It’s […]
A Giant Apple
Not only is a Spigold big… … but it is very late, which means it ripens when it is cool and so is a far better keeper than its sister, the Jonagold. […]
Fooling Around With Tomatoes and Marigolds
So, I went away for weeks. And the marigolds I planted to keep the tomatoes safe from bugs went a little wild. OK, very wild! Look at that tomato below, making a […]
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