Category Archives: gardening

My potato crop did not do well this year. I got them in the ground late and we had some really weird hot spells followed by gloom overcast days here in SoCal. I will try again next year or maybe … Continue reading →

No pics now but just a note to say that cucumber and butternut squash seeds have sprouted. Need to work on the carrots! Removed the potato vines today as I think they have blight. I will dig soon and see … Continue reading →

Thursday was a great day in the garden! I feel like I got so much done. Here is a quick list: •cleared a bed of the last of the kale and added amendments •planted butternut squash in aforementioned bed •planted … Continue reading →

I have tried sweet potatoes before, of course, but I have never tried to grow them. The new Mother Earth News had an article about growing them so I picked up a couple at the farmers’ market last Friday. After … Continue reading →

Many things were begging to be done in my yard this week and Thursday I got to quite a few. The bed shown above is mostly herbs with a few flowers for accent color. The flowers were drying up and … Continue reading →