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129 The heat wave
Late August brought a heat wave that lasted for weeks with no water–but a lot of sunshine. The grass had burned–even before I’d trimmed it. But I was soaking up every ray of sunshine. My grass clippings were still wet but neighbors had donated some days earlier. Time to mulch the beans. I’d mulched the…
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128 A stormy garden day
On a stormy day, I visit the garden, ramble on about the garden year, and show you a few of my favorite plants in the garden. There is a lot of me talking to the camera in this one. I’ve got this one tomato with the teeniest, tiniest little fruit. And it’s so prolific for…
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127 Growing winter wheat
Things change quickly in the garden. A recent festival and a few long talks also changed our plans for our future. Now, growing winter wheat is more than a pointless experiment. Winters were never part of the plan. Now, we might stick around. Permanently. A neighbor just wanted to dump the bedding from his rabbits…
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125 Gardening with a disability
Having two large gardens is a trial run to see if my body can handle it. So far, I haven’t missed a deadline. I adapt the techniques and tools to what my body can handle, but the most important lessons were on patience, pacing, and perfectionism. Good morning, it’s August and it’s so cold. It…
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124 This one is chaos.
I usually try to tell a cohesive story. Not this time. The GoPro didn’t record, so most of the footage is missing. I still wanted to share, so expect some chaos in this one. Note: The video version of this post gets released on Wednesday, September 04, 2024. The weather is doing whatever it wants…
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123 Weather extremes in the garden
Weather extremes have been the default this year. From wet, chilly conditions with little sunshine to heat waves and drought… extremes have become the new normal. And yet, humanity is not getting their collective act together because individuals benefit from the social and climate crises. So, while I prune the tomatoes, let me talk about…
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121 Water and maintenance
August meant most task were maintenance tasks, as spring planting was over, and fall not quite here. So, I cleaned up the greenhouse and dealt with water storage. Note: The video version of this post gets released on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. It’s a very windy day and even though it is very sunny, we’ve…
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120 Blackberry jam from foraged fruit
My neighbors think these aren’t worth the trouble. I disagree. The blackberries in the surrounding abandoned gardens were in full swing. So I harvested what I could. And then I made jam from what we couldn’t eat fresh. Note: The video version of this post gets released on Saturday, August 24, 2024. I’m back in…
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116 August garden tour
I promised your garden tour, so I guess let’s do an August garden tour. Today is August 5th and it’s looking really nice out today, so let’s do a garden tour in nice weather. Note: The video version of this post gets released on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The blueberries are looking good. They aren’t…