Archive for September, 2008
September 30, 2008
Well, I got out in the garden after work again. In fact, the kids were outside when I got home. I must say I didn’t do a whole lot, mostly puttered. Theraputic.
Only two of the last batch of peas sprouted so I took a cue from Rebekah and soaked some more peas. After an hour [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under fertilizer, planting, polination, raccoons, research, watering/irrigation.
Comments: 3
September 29, 2008
Today, after an annoying day at work, I got to do two of my favorite things, play with my kids and play in the garden. The kids got pushed on the swings and time with dad at a tea party my eldest delivered an invitation for. For my part I brought the last two plums [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2008 under Mels Mix, SWCs, blueberries, composting, fertilizer, grass, polination, research, watering/irrigation.
Comments: 5
September 28, 2008
Ah, what a glorious day here in the Pacific Northwest! The sun was shining, there were only wispy clouds in the sky, who’d have known it was fall and that we’d missed most of summer? Unlike yesterday, I had the entire day to myself for work in the garden. And boy did I make the most of [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2008 under Mels Mix, beds, bees, blackberries, blueberries, coldframe/hoop cover, composting, design/build, fertilizer, garlic, planting, polination, potatoes, research, weather.
Comments: 4
September 27, 2008
Well, today was fun. I didn’t get as much done as I’d have liked. Roofing the shed took up most of the day, but I did get the hoop cover brackets installed before my eldest skinned his knee and wanted a smoothie to make him feel better. Smart kid.
Of course those were 3/4 inch brackets [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2008 under SWCs, beds, coldframe/hoop cover, design/build, potatoes, tomatoes.
Comments: 3
September 26, 2008
Well, it’s the end of a very very stressful week in the financial markets. For the sake of not trying to steal DoubleD’s words, I’ll be brief. But it’s important for folks to know that we are in the midst of the deepest financial crisis in the history of the United States. Some would say [...]
Posted: September 26th, 2008 under SWCs, corn, harvest, pests, preserving, tomatoes, watering/irrigation, weather.
Comments: 5
