Category Archives: gardening

Planted seeds on February 23rd after an overnight soaking. This followed a day of amending and turning over beds.

No, I am not talking about Woofers although some help might be nice at times. Tomatoes! My best tomatoes this year seem to be the volunteer ones. I am wondering if I should pay attention to when volunteers sprout and … Continue reading →

The sweet potato slips are rooted and now in the ground. I know it is a bit late but we get our best heat in August and September around here so these heat lovers should do well. Hopefully! This is … Continue reading →

Carrots have been planted where the beets were growing. I made homemade planting strips earlier and so the planting of evenly spaced carrots was pretty easy. I am following Pat Welsh’s planting advice and watering with boiling water right after … Continue reading →

The first tomatoes are in! Well, actually I have been eating cherry tomatoes for a quite awhile but somehow those don’t seem to really count. These that I just picked are appropriately called Yellow Perfection. They are shown above with … Continue reading →